… as well as instances of Russian law enforcement conducting searches, … against it. During the Chechen wars that began in … his work defending opponents of Chechnya’s pro-Kremlin government. … human rights defenders in Russia faced politically motivated criminal …

… nepotism. 76% of high-ranking Russian officials have relatives who are … in all major spheres of Russian state administration. At least 1 … . The family of Chechnya';s head Ramzan Kadyrov is the most numerous …

… old Yusuf Esambaev, a fellow Chechen fighter, impressed everyone with a … emoji, a proud nod to Chechnya’s national animal, symbolizing courage … eyeing a potential Dagestani vs Chechen showdown in the Octagon. … on top if these two Russian stars faced off in the …

… ?” Skochilenko’s odyssey through Russia’s abusive, rubber-stamp … to political prisoners in Russia. In Russia, her trial and harsh … espionage charges. Among the Russian agents released was Vadim … in Germany for murdering a Chechen separatist fighter. She does …

… non-Russians stayed in Russia, because what is now Russia is … 1999 Russia had to reconquer parts of the Caucasus, especially Chechnya, … It was worst in Chechnya, where Russians comprised 25 percent of … nothing to do with Russia. Meanwhile Russia has to face …

… to spread and threaten Russian interests. The Chechen conflict made the need … for cooperation especially clear, since Chechen separatists drew significant support from … and re-exporting Russian oil. Continuing relations with Russia lends credibility to …

… father, the late Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov. Independent Russian outlet Vazhniye Novosti reported … a well-known businessman from Grozny. Sultanbekova called on Armenian authorities … organizations that she had fled Chechnya because of domestic violence or …

… Ukrainian children held illegally in Russia. Rudnitskaya is close to … . Yermokhin, who received a Russian draft summons just before his … medic who served in the Chechen war, as a loving foster … -Belova and Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s top human rights official …

… series District Detective on Russian state televisionCredit: East2West As … series District Detective on Russian state television. As … also fought in Chechnya for the Russian armed forces, but … surrounded by Russian occupied land. Ingram says: “Russia is trying …

… with discrediting the Russian Army after she criticised Chechen Akhmat commander Apti … former supporter of now-deceased Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. Other … or Apti Alautdinov?’. In response, Chechen Human Rights Commissioner Mansur Soltaev …