World news about “Chechnya” published by euronews.
Human Rights award goes to Russian group The Russian organisation, The Committee against Torture, has won the 2011 Human Rights Prize. It was awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council… 23/06/2011
Chechen poet murdered in Moscow ‘contract killing’A prominent Chechen academic and poet has been shot dead outside his home in Moscow. The Russian authorities are describing Ruslan Akhtakhanov’s murder as a… 16/11/2011
Kadyrov dances as Grozny celebratesChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has danced on a specially constructed stage to celebrate the City Day of Grozny which conveniently has been moved to coincide… 06/10/2011
Grozny rocked by deadly suicide bombingsA triple suicide bombing in the Chechen capital Grozny has left at least nine people dead and many more injured. One man is reported to have blown himself… 31/08/2011
Grozny hit by deadly suicide bombPolice in Chechnya say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack in the capital Grozny. Seven of the victims were police officers. Another… 31/08/2011
Politkovskaya murder suspect detained – reportsRustam Makhmudov, the main suspect in the 2006 killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been arrested, according to reports from… 31/05/2011
Islamist rebel says he ordered Moscow airport blastA Chechen warlord has apparently claimed responsibility for last month’s carnage at Russia’s busiest airport and warned of further such attacks. In a video… 08/02/2011
Doku Umarov: Russia’s most-wantedHe has been dubbed “Russia’s bin Laden” and declared public enemy number one. Doku Umarov is seen as the leader of the Islamist insurgency in the North… 08/02/2011
Chechen rebel claims Russian airport bombingA Chechen warlord has apparently claimed responsibility for last month’s carnage at Russia’s busiest airport and warned of further such attacks. In a video… 08/02/2011
Chechnya – a bloody history of conflictFor more than a decade, the blame for terrorist attacks in Russia has been laid at the feet of separatists from Chechnya. There have been more than 10 years… 25/01/2011
Islamist rebels attack Chechen parliamentIslamist rebels have stormed the parliament of the Russian republic of Chechnya in a brazen suicide attack. At least three gunmen hurled bombs and opened… 19/10/2010
Parliament is attacked in volatile ChechnyaAuthorities say four gunmen who attacked the parliament building in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya have been killed. A suicide bomber set off an… 19/10/2010
Deadly rebel attack on Chechen parliamentArrmed insurgents have attacked the parliament of Russia’s volatile Chechnya region, killing at least four people in battles with security forces. A suicide… 19/10/2010
Chechen separatist released by Polish courtA Chechen separatist leader who was arrested in Poland at Russia’s request has walked free from court. Akhmed Zakayev is considered a terrorist by… 18/09/2010
Poland detains exiled Chechen rebel leaderPolish prosecutors are deciding whether to release or extradite an exiled Chechen rebel leader wanted by Russia on terrorism charges. Akhmed Zakayev… 17/09/2010
Poland detains exiled Chechen leader ZakayevExiled Chechen rebel leader Akhmed Zakayev has been detained for questioning in Poland where he is attending a congress. Viewed by Russia as a terrorist, he… 17/09/2010
Akmed Zakayev, Chechen leader in Poland tests Russian tiesThe arrival of an exiled Chechen rebel leader in Poland is threatening to strain improving ties between Warsaw and Moscow. Akmed Zakayev, who was granted… 17/09/2010
‘Militants’ strike Chechen presidents home villageAt least 19 people have been killed in a gun battle in the birth place of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. The Kremlin-backed leader personally took… 29/08/2010
Chechen rebel leader quits on health groundsRussia’s most wanted Chechen rebel commander Dokou Oumarov says he is stepping down for health reasons and has appointed a successor to carry on waging jihad… 02/08/2010
Russia backs CoE rights abuse report on North CaucasusRussia has supported, for the first time, a condemnation of human rights abuses in the North Caucasus region by the Council of Europe Parliamentary… 22/06/2010
Chechen rebels admit ordering Moscow blastsRussia has started to bury its dead following the suicide attacks on Moscow’s metro system. Shortly after the first funerals of the 39 victims killed in… 01/04/2010
Chechen forces claim to have killed notorious warlordIn bleak conditions in the mountains of Chechnya security forces have mounted a special operation to flush out suspected terrorists. One of the men they… 18/03/2010
Rebel car bomber brings more carnage to DagestanA suicide attacker has detonated a massive car-bomb in the capital of Dagestan, Makhatchkala, bringing more carnage to the troubled North Caucasus… 06/01/2010
Policeman killed in Chechnya bomb blastA bomb attack in the Russian province of Chechnya last night has left one policeman dead and 14 other people injured. The device was detonated by remote… 10/10/2009
Suicide attack in ChechnyaA suicide bomber has killed herself and possibly others in the centre of the Chechen capital Grozny. Reports are still confused, but some sources said the… 16/09/2009
Violence flares in North CaucasusAttacks in the volatile North Caucasus are the latest deadly episode in a wave of violence to hit the region. In Dagestan, Russian security forces killed… 12/09/2009
Violence rocks Russia’s North CaucasusThere has been a fresh upsurge of violence in the mainly Muslim North Caucasus as militants press ahead with a campaign against Kremlin rule. A suicide… 12/09/2009
Chechen bomber defies MoscowA suicide bomber has killed himself and four police officers in Chechnya. Another has been seriously injured. The attack took place in the village of Mesker… 25/08/2009
Chechen rebel defies MoscowA suicide bomber has killed himself and four police officers in Chechnya. Another has been seriously injured. The attack took place in the village of… 25/08/2009
Grozny bicycle bombersA wave of Islamist-inspired violence continues in Russia’s mainly Muslim North Caucasus. In the Chechen capital Grozny, suicide bombers on bicycles… 21/08/2009
Deadly bombings in GroznyEarly reports of a series of explosions in the capital of Chechnya say at least five people have been killed, policemen among them, according to a Russian… 21/08/2009
Chechen human rights worker murderedThe kidnap and murder of a Chechen human rights worker and her husband have been condemned as inhuman crimes by the leader of the troubled region. Zarema… 12/08/2009
Chechnya ‘out of control’ – Human Rights WatchThe leader of a children’s charity in Chechnya has been found dead with her husband, just hours after being kidnapped. Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik Dzhabrailov… 11/08/2009
Charity head found dead in ChechnyaThe kidnapped head of a charity helping children in Chechnya has been found dead in the boot of a car beside her murdered husband. The deaths of Zarema… 11/08/2009
Suicide bomb attack in ChechnyaA suicide bomb attack has killed 5 policemen and a civilian in Chechnya. The regional Emergency Ministry said the attacker approached a crowd near a… 26/07/2009
Kadyrov says killers will be foundThe man some accuse of being behind Estemirova’s murder, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has also been quick to react. However he has concentrated on the act… 16/07/2009
Estemirova murder shatters image of calm in ChechnyaChechnya pacified and renewed: that is the image that has been shattered by the assassination of Natalia Estemirova. And once again it raises questions about… 16/07/2009
Russian rights activist kidnapped and killedA leading Russian human rights activist has been kidnapped and later found dead. Natalia Estemirova worked for the Russian group Memorial. Of Chechen origin… 15/07/2009
Grozny stages contemporary art exhibitionThe first exhibition of contemporary art to open in Chechnya for decades has gone on display in the capital Grozny. Paintings by a Russian winner of the… 10/07/2009
Chechen police killed in IngushetiaIn the worst attack of its kind in months nine Chechen police officers have been killed and another 10 wounded by assault rifle and grenade fire in… 04/07/2009
Chechens celebrate but NGOs remain waryThere was jubilation outside the Chechen parliament in Grozny at the announcement that Russia was to end its security operation there. It will strengthen… 16/04/2009
Mission accomplished for Moscow in ChechnyaRussia has ended its decade-long tight security operation in Chechnya. Moscow says the mainly Muslim republic has stabilised considerably under its… 16/04/2009
Moscow lifts anti-terror regime in ChechnyaAfter a decade, Moscow has lifted its tight anti-terror regime in Chechnya. Russia fought two full-scale wars with separatist forces in Chechnya after the… 16/04/2009
Russia reviews terrorist plans in ChechnyaClaims of normality and improved security have persuaded Russia to review its anti-terrorism operations in Chechnya. Grozny today bears little resemblance to… 27/03/2009
Police hold suspected killer of Chechen torture witnessA man suspected of murdering a key witness in torture accusations against the president of Chechnya has been arrested. The suspect, a Russian man of… 22/02/2009
Funerals for murdered Russian pairMourners have paid tribute to a young Russian journalist, killed during the murder of a prominent human rights’ lawyer. Anastasia Baburova was shot as she… 23/01/2009
Abbas in Chechnya ahead of Russian visitPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Chechnya. It was a rare visit by a foreign head of state to the capital of the troubled Russian region… 21/12/2008
Politkovskaya murder trial opens in MoscowThe trial has opened in Moscow of four men charged with involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The court ruled this morning it… 17/11/2008
