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Vadim Krasikov. Photo via Caucasian Knot.

Chechnya

Chechen diaspora communities protest extradition of Russian agent Vadim Krasikov

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•2 min read

Several Chechen diaspora communities in Europe have protested the extradition of Vadim Krasikov, a Russian FSB agent convicted in Germany for the murder of Ichkerian commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Isa Daduev, coordinator of the Assembly of Chechens of Europe, told OC Media that protests were held in France, Austria, and Germany to express disagreement with the extradition of Krasikov back to Russia. Krasikov previously received a life sentence from a Berlin court in 2021 for the murder o

The Supreme Court of Russia. Image via Memorial.

Chechnya

Daghestani man sentenced to prison for allegedly sharing pro-Ichkerian content

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•1 min read

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld a five-year sentence for Murad Dadashev for ‘justifying terrorism’ by sharing content advocating for Chechen independence on social media, which he denies doing. On 19 April, the Supreme Court upheld the Rostov-on-Don Military Court’s 2021 decision to indict Dadashev, a Daghestan resident, on charges of justifying terrorism. The Rostov-on-Don court sentenced the then-25-year-old Dadashev to five years in prison for allegedly sharing content promoting Ichkeri

Ramzan Kadyrov responding to the Polish PM in a video on Telegram.

Chechnya

Ramzan Kadyrov: ‘where was Europe when we fought for independence?’

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has hit back at the Polish Prime Minister’s suggestion that Chechnya ‘deserves independence’, accusing Europe of failing to support Chechens during their fight for independence during the 1990s. In a video on his Telegram channel on Sunday, Kadyrov claimed he was ‘an ardent Ichkerian’. ‘It was you who did not allow us to build our state’, he said. Kadyrov, along with his father, Akhmat Kadyrov, defected from the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria to Russia d

Fighters of the volunteer Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion in Ukraine.

Chechnya

Podcast | Ukraine recognises Chechnya's independence and Nagorno-Karabakh's new State Minister

by OC Media

•1 min read

In this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, Tor, a fighter from the Chechen Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion fighting in Ukraine phones in to talk about the significance of Ukraine’s recognition of Ichkeria as an independent state temporarily occupied by Russia. Read more: * Ukrainian Parliament recognises independence of Chechnya Yerevan-based political analyst Tigran Grigoryan talks about Nagorno-Karabakh’s internal politics and the appointment of Russian–Armenian bill

Parliament of Ukraine. Photo: rada.gov.ua

Chechnya

Ukrainian Parliament recognises independence of Chechnya

by Robin Fabbro

•2 min read

The Ukrainian parliament has recognised the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as an independent state that is ‘temporarily’ occupied by Russia, as well as condemning ‘the commission of genocide against the Chechen people’. Members of the Verkhovna Rada unanimously adopted the resolution on Tuesday. ‘We declare the recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation as a result of armed aggression committed in violation of the UN Charter’, the resoluti

Chechnya

Is a new armed uprising on the horizon in Chechnya?

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•5 min read

A group of Chechen fighters in Ukraine have declared their intention to start a new uprising to break Chechnya from Russian rule. But while some opposition movements claim to have imminent plans to go on the attack, whether these words can turn into action is far from certain. Two figures in combat gear and black masks with rifles slung across their shoulders are setting fire to a flag of the Russian Republic of Chechnya. As the flag burns on the ground, a heavily altered voice declares that:

The flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria spray-painted on a bus stop. Photo: Sulkhan Bordzikashvili.

Feature Stories

Fighting over a flag in the Pankisi Valley

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•4 min read

A recent controversy surrounding graffiti of an Ichkerian flag in the Pankisi Valley underlines the enduring tensions between the local community and the Georgian authorities — especially after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s not every day that graffiti warrants a 30-minute special reportage on Rustavi 2 a major and government-leaning television channel in Georgia. The special, which aired on 7 May, concerns an apparent panic that began in March 2022. That month, a group of teens sprayp