Chechnya

GROZNY, RUSSIA - A court in the Russian province of Chechnya granted parole Monday to a prominent rights activist whose conviction drew an international outcry.Oyub Titiyev, who led the Chechen office of prominent rights group…

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…