Ukrainian protest leaders fought alongside Chechen militants – Russian officialMembers of the UNA-UNSO party, including leaders of the recent Ukrainian protests Oleg Tyagnibok and Dmitry Yarosh, are under investigation for participating in armed conflict in Chechnya, official spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin said on Friday.17:58 14.03.2014
Russian man suspected of participating in Syrian conflictFederal investigators suspect that Shakhid Temirbulatov, a resident of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, participated in armed conflict in Syria, the local prosecutor’s office reported on Thursday.16:58 09.01.2014
Chechen judge removes himself from trial citing pressureA Chechen judge has removed himself from a murder trial, saying he was under pressure to ensure a guilty verdict, Russia’s Novaya Gazeta daily reported Monday.10:27 12.11.2013
Chechen leader's lawyer calls for criminal case against judgeA lawyer for the leader of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya asked investigators Monday to open a criminal case against a judge who ruled against the lawyer last year.10:31 22.10.2013
Russian human rights group wins international awardA Russian human rights group has become a recipient of a prestigious international award for its dedicated effort to defend human rights in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said.10:21 09.10.2013
Soldier killed by bomb in Chechnya - policeA local Russian Interior Ministry soldier was killed and two more were wounded by twin bomb blasts during a search for Islamist militants in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya.14:36 13.08.2013
Prosecutors claim Kavkaz Center's Twitter is extremistChechen prosecutors have appealed to a court to have the Kavkaz Center's Twitter account declared extremist, the Chechen prosecutor's office reported on Thursday.17:13 04.07.2013
Chechen separatist faces trial after 12 years on the lamInvestigators and prosecutors have filed a case in court in Chechnya against a suspected terrorist who has been wanted for 12 years on suspicion of having killed three Russian soldiers.17:01 28.06.2013
Todashev’s father plans to sue US over son’s killingThe father of a Russian immigrant shot dead by the FBI during questioning in Florida said on Tuesday he would sue the US authorities over what he describes as the “extrajudicial execution” of his son.14:30 27.06.2013
Terrorists who planned to derail train in Chechnya sentenced up to 16 yearsTerrorists who planned to derail an oil train in Chechnya have received long sentences, the Prosecutor General's Office announced on Tuesday.17:03 18.06.2013
Chechen War colonel's killer sentenced to 15 yearsThe Moscow City Court has sentenced Yusup Temerkhanov, who was charged with killing former Russian Colonel Yury Budanov, to 15 years in prison, RAPSI learned in the courtroom.17:27 07.05.2013
Son of late Chechen separatist leader Dudayev stands trial in LithuaniaDegi Dudayev, the youngest son of former Chechen separatist leader Dzhokhar Dudayev, charged with participation in a criminal group, forgery and storage of false passports appeared in a court in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas.12:00 07.05.2013
Chechen leader proposes travel ban for state officialsRamzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s Chechen republic, published an opinion piece Monday suggesting that a range of current and former high-ranking Russian officials should be banned from traveling abroad.11:47 01.04.2013
Prohibited website's clone recognized as extremistThe Leninsky District Court in Grozny (Chechnya) has recognized the Kavkaz Center agency's blog, a mirror version of the Kavkaz Center website, as extremist, Chechen prosecutors reported on Tuesday.16:31 12.02.2013
ECHR orders Russia to pay 18,500 to family of kidnapped ChechenThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia must pay 18,500 to the family of Tamerlan Suleimanov, who was kidnapped in Chechnya in 2011, reads the court statement on its website.12:17 23.01.2013
ECHR blasts Russia for non-investigation of disappearances in ChechnyaThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Russia has systemically violated fundamental rights in connection with disappearances that have occurred in the Northern Caucuses since 1999.19:02 18.12.2012
Setting national legal precedent, Chechen court bans 'Innocence of Muslims'The Leninsky District Court in Grozny has recognized the film "Innocence of Muslims" as extremist.14:58 28.09.2012
Chechen president's lawsuit against human rights organization dismissedOn Wednesday, the Moscow Tverskoy District Court dismissed the lawsuit of lawyer Andrei Krasnenkov, representing Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, to recover $15,500 from the Memorial human rights organization.11:38 04.07.2012
Police arrests suspect in renowned Chechen poet murderLaw enforcement authorities have arrested Mairbek Umayev, a Chechen charged with murdering well-known Chechen poet and public figure Ruslan Akhtakhanov.09:50 15.03.2012