Chechnya

KURCHALOY, RUSSIA - A court in Russia’s province of Chechnya has sentenced a prominent rights activist to four years in prison on drug charges widely seen as an effort by the authorities to stifle a critical voice.The court in…

It’s not everyday a Russian punk band descends on the South Australian Parliament. But that’s exactly what happened on Wednesday when the feminist protest group Pussy Riot took to the steps, protesting the lack of LGBTI rights in…

BAGHDAD - A Russian official said Sunday that Moscow had repatriated a fresh batch of children whose mothers are being held in Iraq for belonging to the Islamic State group.“Twenty-seven Russian children have been repatriated from…

MOSCOW - The Russian republic of Chechnya has launched a new crackdown on gays in which at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained, LGBT activists in Russia charged Monday.The new allegations come after…