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Boston Globe -- Editorial / Opinion | 1 day ago

From Chechnya, a cautionary tale

Russian and international activists blame paramilitary forces loyal to Chechnya's pro-Kremlin President Ramzan Kadyrov, who has portrayed some of the victims as separatists killed in...

Reuters | 3 days ago

Russia urges Sweden to extradite Chechen bandits

...Natalia Estemirova, a human rights worker in Chechnya and a vocal critic of hardline Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who was kidnapped and shot last July. In an open letter published by...

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The Moscow Times | 4 days ago

Rebel Ideologist Killed After Filming Last Sermon

...car bombing that killed 26 people at a Nazran police station a few days later. Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said Buryatsky was the "rebels' No. 1 ideologist" and accused him of...

The St. Petersburg Times | 4 days ago

Russian Forces Kill 8, Find Train Attack Clues

...report on Tikhomirov's death in Russian media late on Thursday, Chechnya's pro-Moscow leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday that the fighter had been "an agent for the foreign secret...

He condemned the killers, saying they "must be punished as the cruelest of criminals".

Natalya Estemirova Wikipedia | 1 month ago

New York Times | 6 days ago

Russia Confirms Killing of Militant Leader in Raid

...in the North Caucasus, which has sharply risen in the past year. Chechnya's president, Ramzan A. Kadyrov, celebrated even before Mr. Tikhomirov's death had been confirmed,...

Reuters | 1 week ago

Global jihad creeping into Russia's insurgency

Regional leaders often play down the insurgency as a whole. Moscow-backed hardline Chechen boss Ramzan Kadyrov says there are fewer than 30 insurgents left in his republic. He...

washingtonpost.com | 1 week ago

The Dubai police chief's outlandish claims

...apartment. Far from trying to disguise the crime, the assassin left behind a golden gun belonging to Ramzan Kadyrov, the gangster who rules Chechnya under the watchful eye of Vladimir...

New York Times | 1 week ago

Russia Is Pressed for Data on Killing

...rights worker, Natalya Estemirova, in Chechnya, where she was a vocal critic of the Chechen leader, Ramzan A. Kadyrov, had prompted international condemnation. "For seven months,...

washingtonpost.com | 1 week ago

Russia urged to detail activist murder probe

...Estemirova in the volatile Chechnya region, where she was a vocal critic of hardline Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, sparked international condemnation, and pledges that her killers would be...

New York Times | 2 weeks ago

Investigator Says Killer of Rights Worker Identified

...had spent decades documenting kidnappings and killings that she linked to the Chechen president, Ramzan A. Kadyrov, who was appointed by the Kremlin and has used brutal methods to bring...

The St. Petersburg Times | 2 weeks ago

Grozny to Stage Street-Racing Contest Named After Kadyrov

MOSCOW - A street-racing tournament named after Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov will be held in Grozny next weekend, the Chechen government said Wednesday. More than 30 drivers have...

The Moscow Times | 2 weeks ago

Report: Investigators Identify Estemirova's Killer

...the identity of the mastermind remains unclear. Estemirova's colleagues have linked Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov to her death, saying she had criticized his rule and he had...