Chechnya is a landlocked, mountainous region with few natural resources other than crude oil. Most Chechens live in rural areas and support themselves by farming and herding.

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This is Chechnya behind the facade of victory declared by Russia seven months ago in its war against the separatist rebels. The Russians occupy almost all of the breakaway region, yet control ...

In February 2024, Akhmat received his first ministerial posting as Chechnya's minister for youth and sports, a job given to him after less than two years of leading the region's state-backed youth ...

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For the last year and a half, Chechnya has been conducting an anti-gay purge. Men have been kidnapped, tortured, and, in several cases, killed.

For LGBTQ people in Chechnya, life has become a nightmare. The Russian republic has never been very hospitable to gays, but in 2017 the Chechen government launched an outright purge against ...

In Chechnya, these men say they fear for their lives because they're gay Two men, who agreed to speak with "Nightline" in secret, say they were targeted for being gay and had to go into hiding.

Nightmare in Chechnya A journey to the source of the Moscow bombings. When it comes to war, it is a natural human tendency to identify good guys and bad guys—and sometimes, it is a sensible one.

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