The Irish Times

Russia's government scolds regions over Covid-19 border closures

Attempts to seal off areas from rest of Russia ‘unacceptable’, says prime minister

Mon Apr 06 2020 - 17:48

Restored mosque in devastated Old City gives Syrians cause to celebrate

Chechnya funds mosque project as US, EU give Homs aid for food not rebuilding

Sat Apr 06 2019 - 05:00

Chechen rights activist sentenced to four years in penal colony

Oyub Titiev convicted on drugs charge he says is fabricated due to campaign work

Mon Mar 18 2019 - 19:10

Chechnya: Two dead and dozens held in LGBT purge – reports

Activists’ accounts echo events in 2017, when hundreds of men were beaten

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 21:51

Chechen leader orders crackdown on human rights groups

Ramzan Kadyrov claims western-backed groups are disrupting peace in Chechnya

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 19:55

Strange tale of the Chechen fighter, fake journalist and failed assassination

Kiev officials believe Moscow behind shooting of man once accused of trying to kill Putin

Fri Jun 02 2017 - 15:50

Speaker of Chechen parliament oversaw persecution of gay men

Anti-gay purge carried out with full knowledge and blessing of Chechen leadership

Sun May 28 2017 - 16:23

Chechen ‘wedding police’ to tackle inappropriate dancing

Chechen authorities plan vice squads to patrol nuptials in the Russian region

Thu Oct 27 2016 - 20:59

Thousands rally in Moscow to remember Boris Nemtsov

Opposition leader and critic of Vladimir Putin was shot dead on bridge close to Kremlin

Sun Feb 28 2016 - 11:10

Boris Nemtsov murder: Anger as Russians mark anniversary

Vigil to be held at Moscow bridge where the Russian opposition leader was assassinated

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 02:00

Putin ally issues video of opposition leader in sniper’s cross-hairs

Video released on social media comes a year after killing of another Putin critic

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 16:33

Russia raises stakes with launch of air strikes in Syria

Reports that attacks targeted Syrian rebels rather than Islamic State

Wed Sept 30 2015 - 19:17

Boris Nemtsov murder provides tough test for Vladimir Putin

Wild-card Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov becoming an increasing liability

Sat Mar 14 2015 - 01:00