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Chechens in Europe

French Interior Minister under investigation over deportation of Chechen refugee

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•3 min read

A court in Paris has begun investigating a complaint by the League for Human Rights against French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin over the deportation of Magomed Gadayev to Russia in 2021. Gadayev had sought asylum in France after fleeing Russia in 2010, claiming to have been tortured and illegally imprisoned. Court proceedings began on Friday, two years after a complaint alleging Darmanin and two others were complicit in enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, acts of torture and b

Amina Gerakhinova. Screenshot: NEst-TV Channel

Chechens in Europe

Chechen woman granted asylum in Romania after eight months of detention

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•2 min read

A Chechen woman has been granted refugee status in Romania after eight months of campaigning to prevent her extradition to Russia. Amina Gerikhanova was informed on 4 November that her application had been approved. She and her family suffered harassment by the Chechen authorities after her husband left to fight in Syria in 2014, as they were considered to be close contacts of individuals suspected of terrorism. In 2016, Gerikhanova fled with her child to Ukraine, where they lived until a

Still from video uploaded by Mamikhan Umarov to YouTube on 2 July.

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Austrian authorities probe murder of man identified as Kadyrov critic Mamikhan Umarov

by OC Media

•3 min read

Austrian authorities are investigating the killing of a refugee from Russia, believed to be Chechen government critic Mamikhan Umarov. This is the latest in a series of killings seemingly tied to Russian and Chechen officials. Austrian police have said they apprehended two individuals over the fatal shooting of a man, whose acquaintances as well as members of the local Chechen diaspora have identified to be Mamikhan Umarov, a critic of Chechen government residing in Austria. The case is bei