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Blame Game Begins as Caucasus Men Are Charged with Boris Nemtsov's Murder
The arrest of two Chechens has given rise to a theory that they had acted out of anger over Nemtsov's support of 'Charlie Hebdo,' though it has also raised the possibility that Ramzan Kadyrov could be connected to the murder.
Chechen Officer Admits Guilt In Opposition Leader Nemtsov's Murder
One of two men accused of taking part in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has admitted his guilt, a Moscow judge said.
Running Supplies With the Dudayev Battalion: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 92)
In this dispatch, VICE News meets a Chechen fighter in Ukraine and follows his battalion on a supply run to the frontline near Debaltseve.
Thousands of Chechens Rally Against 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoons as Firebrand Leader Attacks the West
Residents of Russia's mostly Muslim Chechen Republic came out for a huge protest against 'Charlie Hebdo' today, proclaiming the magazine's 'immorality' and their love for the prophet Muhammad.
Caucasus Emirate Militants Pledge Allegiance to the Islamic State in New Video
The militant group responsible for a devastating attack on Chechnya's capital earlier this month have allegedly claimed direct affiliation with the Islamic State.
A Med Student Who Had a Pen Shoved Into His Brain Is One of Russia’s Latest War on Terror Targets
Authorities say Magomed Aliyev’s injury was self-inflicted, but family says this is an attempt by investigators to sweep their own overzealous behavior under the rug.
Chechnya's Islamist Insurgency Rears Its Head Once Again in Deadly Grozny Gunfight
The attack, which left at least 20 dead, may be linked to blowback from Iraq and Syria where hundreds of Chechens and Dagestanis have been fighting with the Islamic State.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen Leader With a $5M Islamic State Bounty on his Head
As fighters from the Caucasus flock to IS, Putin's man in Grozny will do anything to stop the rekindling of an Islamist insurgency in his fiefdom — even turn off the internet.
Eight Years Later, the Mastermind Of Anna Politkovskaya’s Murder Is Still Free
The journalist and Putin critic was gunned down eight years ago today, on the president's birthday. In May, five men were convicted for her murder, but those that ordered it remain unknown and free.
Suicide Bombing May Signal Return of Terror to Chechnya
The war-torn hotbed of terrorism in southern Russia has been relatively quiet recently, but an attack Sunday that killed five people suggests Chechen terrorists are back.
Yes, There Are Chechen Fighters in Ukraine, and Nobody Knows Who Sent Them There
Chechnya's president denied sending armed men to fight in Ukraine — but they are there anyway.