Chechnya

December 19, 2025 12:30

• Adam Kadyrov called the murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo the result of hate speech on social media.

  Three days after the murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo, Chechen Security Council Secretary Adam Kadyrov expressed his condolences to his family. He stated that the incident was the result of years of hate propaganda against people from Central Asia and the Caucasus.

December 19, 2025 12:03

• Activists considered Moscow's intervention a condition for the restoration of the Aukhovsky District.

  Resolving the issue of restoring the Aukhovsky District is impossible without the direct involvement of the federal government, Chechens living in Dagestan suggested, commenting on an appeal to the Russian president.

December 19, 2025 10:10

• Environmental and transport issues in southern Russia have become the subject of appeals to Putin.

  Ahead of Putin's direct line to the South, residents of southern Russia asked for help in addressing environmental, transportation, and utility issues. At least five collective appeals were addressed to Putin from the Krasnodar Region.

December 19, 2025 00:03

• A teacher shortage in Chechnya has raised questions about the quality of education

  Chechen schools are short of primary school teachers and Chechen language teachers, and rural areas also face problems with subject teachers. School vacancies number in the hundreds. Parents are concerned about the quality of education their students are receiving.

December 18, 2025 21:15

• Alaudinov threatened Wasserman and his assistant for a parliamentary inquiry

  State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman called on Apti Alaudinov to "order him to stop the farce" surrounding his name, presumably referring to the conflicts involving Z-bloggers. The head of the Akhmat special forces responded by questioning Wasserman's right to question him, as he previously held Ukrainian citizenship, and threatened to prosecute his assistant.

December 18, 2025 15:20

• The murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo has sparked discussions about Russia's national policy in North Caucasus Federal District public groups

  The nationalist nature of the murder of a 10-year-old Tajik boy in a school near Moscow demonstrated the failure of nationalities policy in Russia. The "Russian Community" condemned the incident, but users of Dagestani and Chechen Telegram channels pointed out the contribution of such groups in perpetuating Islamophobia as a norm for years.

December 18, 2025 14:29

• A Chechen fighter was killed in a military operation.

  Mehdi Zuzayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 254 Chechen fighters have been officially recognized as killed.

December 17, 2025 21:40

• Kadyrov's words underscored the political nature of Musayeva's persecution

  Kadyrov's statement that Zarema Musayeva was detained because of the Yangulbayev family's work on social media confirms the political nature of her persecution, but in the current reality, the Chechen leader's confession will not lead to a review of Musayeva's sentences, human rights activists noted.

December 17, 2025 17:59

• Kadyrov's representatives in Europe have been legalized in Germany as refugees

  Chechens Timur Dugazayev and Khusein Agayev, having received German citizenship as refugees, maintained contact with Kadyrov's inner circle and represented his interests in Europe, and also made numerous trips to Chechnya. Dugazayev returned to the republic after the imposition of US sanctions, but Agayev remains in Germany.

December 16, 2025 21:35

• Analysts have named the recipients of Kadyrov's statement about a new prison term

  Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about his intention to participate in the 2026 Chechen presidential elections are primarily addressed to those elites who expect his resignation, and he has no need to negotiate with the Kremlin.

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