GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - The spiritual leader of Russia's Muslim Chechnya region called on women on Wednesday to dress more "modestly" and only show their face and hands, in the latest attempt by ...

August 13, 2015: Russian police recently announced that they had identified and are investigating three young Chechen women for Internet based crime. In this case the three ladies were in need of some ...

The Muslim-majority region in the North Caucasus mountains is one of the most conservative and closed places in Russia - Copyright AFP Alexander NEMENOV The Muslim ...

The Russian region of Chechnya has a volatile history, and while President Ramzan Kadyrov has brought stability to the region, he has failed to promote human rights. In the past few years, attention ...

In this comprehensive portrait of the women of Chechnya in modern war, Paul Murphy challenges conventional thinking on why they fight and are willing to kill themselves in the name of Allah. His book ...

MOSCOW, July 8 (Reuters) - The Kremlin-backed head of Russia's Muslim Chechnya region has praised assailants who targeted women with paintball pellets for going bareheaded, prompting outrage on ...

Luiza has seen many attempts to silence Chechen human rights activists. There was the car with tell-tale tinted windows and no number plates that tried to run over her sister, after she gave a speech ...

A police station in Chechnya – Photo: Lily Lin, via Wikimedia. Several men and women have been detained in Russia’s Chechnya region on suspicion of being gay, signaling yet another renewal of efforts ...

In the war-ravaged Russian republic of Chechnya, the local government is pouring money into the construction of mosques and other Islamic institutions. Despite Russian law that declares a separation ...

In Grozny, men’s attitudes have become increasingly harsh in public debates in recent years, whilst the boundaries of what is acceptable for women are becoming ever more restricted. A paradoxical ...

Kadyrov also has imposed some Islamic restrictions on Chechnya, including mandatory headscarves for women in public. Militant attacks in Chechnya have become rare, and Thursday's fighting marked the ...