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Moskalkova to examine case of Memorial Chechnya Office’s head

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova will examine the situation currently developing in the Chechen Republic, where the head of the regional office of the Memorial human rights organization, Oyub Titiyev, has been arrested after police allegedly found drugs in his car.

13:59 10.01.2018

Terrorists behind hostage crisis in Russia’s Budyonnovsk sentenced to 13-15 years

The North Caucasus District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Ramzan Belyalov and Magomed Mazdayev to 15 and 13 years in a penal colony for attack and taking hostages in Russian town of Budyonnovsk in 1995.

11:39 13.12.2017

Russian authorities launch 18 criminal cases over disappearances in Chechnya

The High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has stated that Russian authorities launched 18 criminal cases over disappearances in the Chechen Republic.

15:59 20.09.2017

ECHR ruling on complaint of Chechen militant sentenced to life takes effect

The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in favor of Chechen militant Arsan Mukayev sentenced to life in prison for murdering members of the Russian armed forces and law enforcement officers became effective.

18:08 19.09.2017

Members of notorious Basyaev gang face trial in Chechnya

A criminal case against two nationals of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic charged with membership in a gang of a notorious terrorist Shamil Basayev and participation in assault against servicemen of the Russian Federation, has been filed with the Supreme Court of Chechnya.

18:00 08.09.2017

Case over assassination attempt on Chechen leader Kadyrov forwarded to court

A criminal case over assassination attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of Russia’s Chechen Republic, has been submitted to the Gudermes City Court.

11:50 09.06.2017

Russian judge suspected of failure of justice

Head of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has opened a criminal case against Judge of the Chechen Republic Commercial Court Alu Bachayev over alleged failure of justice.

17:53 31.03.2017

ECHR awards €50,000 to Chechen militant sentenced to life for murders

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has awarded €50,000 in compensation to Chechen militant Arsan Mukayev sentenced to life in prison for murdering members of the Russian armed forces and law enforcement officers.

12:58 14.03.2017

Court refused to call Chechen leader Kadyrov as witness in Nemtsov murder case

The Moscow District Military Court has dismissed a motion to question Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of the Chechen Republic, as a witness in the criminal case over the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, Vadim Prokhorov, a lawyer representing the Nemtsov estate, told RAPSI.

12:36 07.12.2016

ECHR recommends France not to send Chechen deportee to Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that the rights of a Russian national from Chechnya living in France may be violated in case he is deported to the Russian Federation after a French court dismissed his application for asylum.

15:26 07.07.2016

Case opened over killing Sever Battalion deputy commander and his wife in Chechnya

Law enforcement authorities have opened a criminal case on the murder of Deputy Commander of the Sever (North) Battalion Musa Ayubov and his wife in Chechnya.

16:01 28.08.2015

Nemtsov’s daughter appeals refusal to interview Chechen leader

The daughter of murdered politician Boris Nemtsov, Zhanna, has filed a complaint over the court’s to interview Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, and several other high-ranking officials from the republic.

14:23 19.08.2015

New suspect faces charges of contracting Nemtsov murder - report

Ruslan Mukhadinov from Russia's southern region of Chechnya is suspected of contracting the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov for 25 million rubles ($500,800), Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday.

11:37 22.05.2015

Five Russians detained in France on suspicion of planning terrorist attack

Five Russian nationals were arrested in France on Tuesday on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, says French prosecutor Yvon Calvet.

17:10 20.01.2015

Russia to consider seizure of property under terrorism laws

14:30 12.01.2015

Georgian national faces charges in Chechnya for trying to recruit for ISIS

A Georgian national will be tried in Chechnya for attempting to recruit two local residents for the terrorist army in Syria, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday.

17:22 04.12.2014

Terror attack thwarted in Grozny, Chechnya

The terrorists who have been killed in Grozny planned large-scale terrorist attacks, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday, citing a statement by the National Anti-terrorism Committee’s press service.

16:59 04.12.2014

Five Russian nationals back from Syria under investigation

Prosecutor’s Office of the Chechen Republic announced on Tuesday that criminal cases have been opened against five individuals who allegedly took part in the armed insurgency in Syria.

15:57 14.10.2014

Militant sentenced to 17 years for revolts in Chechnya and Dagestan

A court in Dagestan has sentenced Islam Batsiyev, a participant in the armed revolt in Chechnya and Dagestan in the 1990s, to 17 years in prison, the Investigative Committee announced on Monday.

12:32 23.06.2014

Ukraine extradites crime suspect to Russia

Ukraine has extradited Mohammed Migaev, accused of the assault against a person in rural Chechnya, to Russia.

14:41 27.03.2014