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The controversial Chechen leader who supports Putin in Ukraine

Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to army general this month. Kadyrov is a long-time ally of Putin and is known for his inflammatory remarks and abysmal human rights record. He has also described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “holy war.”

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New documentary follows LGBTQ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya

Supporters of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov continue to leave flowers on the bridge where he was shot down more than two weeks ago, within view of the Kremlin.

Growing doubts that Chechens are behind the Nemtsov assassination

Global Politics
A suicide bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, in the second deadly attack in the southern city in two days.

The terrorist attacks in Russia have roots that go back centuries

Conflict & Justice

Spain had near-miss with terrorism attributed to Chechen group

Global Politics

Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya

Arts, Culture & Media

Author Anthony Marra talks with anchor Marco Werman about his debut novel “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena.” Marra’s story is set in modern Chechnya and delves into the moral dilemmas facing strangers thrown together in war.

An Eerie Walk Through the Tsarnaev’s Boston Area Neighborhood

Conflict & Justice

Laure Mandeville is now chief US correspondent for the Le Figaro. She came to Boston over the weekend to speak with members of the Chechen community here, and to friends and neighbors of Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Professor of Chechen History Ponders Brief Contact with Boston Bombing Suspect

Arts, Culture & Media

Brian Glyn Williams teaches Chechen history at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. That’s the same college attended by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Williams had brief contact with him, when Tsarnaev was a high school student.

An Alleged Chechen Terrorist Plot, Thwarted in Spain

Conflict & Justice

Chechen terrorism has been mostly targeted against Russia. But a year ago in Spain two Chechens and a Turk were arrested for allegedly plotting to attack Gibraltar during the London Summer Olympics. With bombs dropped from paragliders.

The Troubled History of Chechnya

Arts, Culture & Media

Fiona Hill, an expert on Chechnya and the Caucasus at the Brookings Institution describes the history of the troubled region and how the Chechen diaspora got to America.