The Chechen leader in 2009 publicly warned that any woman who behaves promiscuously could be "killed by her brother". Aishat said she was abused for years. A friend, speaking to AFP on condition of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin's protégé and head of Chechnya, was urgently hospitalised in Moscow on the night of 24-25 December.

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has been hospitalised with kidney failure, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Rumours are swirling that Mr Kadyrov’s health is deteriorating to the point that the ...

Amid Ukraine war fallout, fearful Chechen women seek escape route Romain COLAS AFP Jan 27, 2026 Updated Jan 28, 2026 1 of 7 Rights groups describe the mountainous region of 1.5 million people as a ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (both not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on ...

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has been hospitalised with kidney failure, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Rumours are swirling that Mr Kadyrov’s health is deteriorating to the point that the ...

Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of safety.