The Chechens (/ˈtʃɛtʃɛnz, tʃəˈtʃɛnz/ CHETCH-enz, chə-CHENZ; Chechen: Нохчий, Noxçiy, Old Chechen: Нахчой, Naxçoy), historically also known as Kisti and...
includes Chechens who live in other parts of Russia. There are also significant Chechen populations in other subdivisions of Russia (especially in Dagestan...
Russians and other non-Chechens faced constant harassment as they fell outside the vendetta system which protected the Chechens to a certain extent. From...
people, mostly in the Chechen Republic and by members of the Chechen diaspora throughout Russia and the rest of Europe, Jordan, Austria, Turkey, Azerbaijan...
occurred in Russian cities, killing over 300 people. Russian authorities were quick to blame Chechens for the bombings, although no Chechen, field commander...
the mountain, on which the brave Chechens settled down. The battle lasted twelve years. The main wealth of the Chechens – livestock – was stolen by the...
bodyguard of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov who became a critic of the Chechen government. He was shot and killed in exile in Vienna, Austria on January...
with the Chechens during this period. The Chechen reputation for violence was formidable, and before long they became the dominant crime group in Moscow...
1990s, as the Soviet Union dissolved, the Chechens launched a bid for independence. During the First Chechen War, together with his father, he fought against...
Chechnya may refer to the history of the Chechens, of their land Chechnya, or of the land of Ichkeria. Chechen society has traditionally been organized...
difficult to obtain because Chechens are categorized as Russians in asylee reports. The estimated 150 Chechen families live mainly in Paterson, New Jersey,...
Islam inAustria is the largest minority religion in the country, practiced by 7.9% of the total population in 2016 according to the Austrian Academy...
Empty': Chechens Head to Ukraine to Fight Kadyrov". Vice Media. Retrieved 7 March 2022. MacKinnon, Mark (13 February 2022). "Chechens and Georgians in Ukraine...
Умарова" [Two Chechens were detained inAustriain the case of the murder of Umarov]. РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-28. "Austrian court sentences...
ethnic Chechens have also moved to Moscow and other Russian cities. According to the 2008 study by the Norwegian Refugee Council, some 139,000 Chechens remained...
"Death or Freedom" (Chechen: Ӏожалла я маршо, romanized: Joƶalla ya marşo) was the national anthem of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a former partially...
Mamihan Umarov, Chechen-born Austrian political activist murdered in Vienna after his regular criticism of Chechnya dictator Ramzan Kadyrov; in Argun, Checheno-Ingush...
Ethnic Chechensin Moscow". Human Rights Watch. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 November 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2016. "Moscow's Chechens fear...
The national anthem of Austria (Austrian German: Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich), also known by its incipit "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (pronounced...
moderate pro-independent Muslim Chechens and the traditional Islamic authorities with various positions towards Chechen independence. An interim Russian-controlled...
wholly Russian. In 1957, the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, and the Chechens were allowed to return. The return of the Chechens to Grozny, which had been...
intelligence activities in Europe. Together with Belgium, it has been considered a hub for Russian intelligence. Austria's role in espionage, particularly...
detachment of Russian troops got bogged down in the dense Chechen forests and was constantly attacked by Chechens. In this battle Isa and his detachment supported...
Russian-born Austrian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Super Welterweight division of Brave Combat Federation. He has competed in the Welterweight...
refugee status in 2003. In 2008 he and several other Chechens were detained in the Swedish town of Trelleborg. Police found weapons in his car and he...
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