Chechen leader Arbi Barayev has been killed in a drive by Russian troops to flush out leading rebels. The death of Barayev, for years described by Moscow as the ringleader of kidnapping gangs that ...

But Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want Kadyrov to be succeeded by his third son, they say. Earlier this month, 48-year-old Kadyrov, who has long dubbed himself Putins ...

Even simple public criticism of the regime can lead to repression. Russian security services apply particularly harsh methods ...

"I am asking to be dismissed from my post," Kadyrov told state-controlled Chechnya Today on Monday, per The Kyiv Independent's translation. "I hope that my request will be supported," he added.

Under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov, the predominantly Muslim southern Russian republic of Chechnya has maintained a high degree of autonomy while remaining loyal to the Kremlin and Russian ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in southern Russia, was reported last week to have submitted a request to the Kremlin ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ramzan Kadyrov in Moscow on Wednesday, just days after the Chechnya governor said ...

For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the region as a loyal vassal of Vladimir Putin. It evokes images of a ...

April 23 (Reuters) - The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has been appointed secretary of the region's security ...

Luke Evans has been tapped to co-star alongside Noomi Rapace in “Traction,” an action-thriller about a former U.S. soldier leading a humanitarian mission through war-torn Chechnya. The ...

Chechnya Leader's Son, 17, Becomes Head of Chechen Security Council (Reuters) - The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin ...