Russia has similar obligations under United Nations rules adopted in 1969. Human Rights Watch/ Helsinki takes no position on Chechnya's claim to independence. Our concern is that all parties obey ...

The European Union told Russia on Thursday that a political solution must be found to the conflict in Chechnya. Foreign Minister Anna Lindh of Sweden, which holds the rotating EU presidency ...

“Chechnya is special in that there is no Jewish community, there are no Jews there,” he told the news site Open Russia on Thursday. “Not in Grozny, not anywhere. Perhaps there are a few ...

The looting that took place in Alkhan-Yurt was not an isolated incident of such misconduct by Russian forces in Chechnya: since the beginning of the Chechen conflict, Russian troops have been ...

Telegram has been blocked in Russia's Dagestan and Chechnya regions due to concerns about its potential use by enemies. The decision, made at the federal level, follows a rise in militant Islamist ...