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Ramzan Kadyrov. Screengrab from the official 9 October meeting footage.

Chechnya

Kadyrov threatens blood feud against three Russian lawmakers

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has publicly accused three Russian lawmakers — Daghestani Federation Council Senator Suleiman Kerimov, as well as State Duma MPs Bekkhan Barakhoev and Rizvan Kurbanov — of plotting to assassinate him and threatened to declare a blood feud against them. At a meeting with Chechnya’s commanders and security forces leaders on 9 October, Kadyrov, speaking in Chechen, reportedly claimed to have information about a contract on his life. He warned that if the thre

Chechnya

Mufti of Chechnya elected leader of North Caucasian Muslims

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•2 min read

The Mufti of Chechnya and known advisor to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Salakh Mezhiev, has been elected chair of the Coordination Centre of Muslims of the North Caucasus. On 28 September, the Council of Muftis unanimously elected Mezhiyev during a meeting in Cherkessk, the capital city of Karachay–Cherkessia. ‘I congratulate the respected Sheikh Salakh-Khadzhi Mezhiev on his election to this post. I am confident that he will justify the high trust placed in him by religious leaders o

Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov on a gun-mounted Tesla Cybertruck. Screengrab from Telegram.

Chechnya

Elon Musk denies donating Tesla Cybertruck to Ramzan Kadyrov

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•3 min read

Elon Musk has denied ‘donating’ a Tesla Cybertruck to Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov, who posted a video driving the machine gun-mounted vehicle in Grozny, claiming to have ‘received’ the Cybertruck from Musk. Kadyrov posted the video on 17 August, with a caption praising the Cybertruck’s designs. ‘Based on such excellent characteristics, the Cybertruck will soon be sent to [Ukraine], where it will be in demand under appropriate conditions. I am sure that this “beast” will be of great use to our

Ramzan Kadyrov and Magomed Daudov. Image via social media.

Chechnya

Kadyrov confidant Magomed Daudov steps down as speaker of Chechen Parliament

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•2 min read

The Chair of Parliament of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, Magomed Daudov, has announced he is stepping down suddenly and without explanation. Nicknamed ‘Lord’, Daudov was seen as a close confidant of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. ‘After a meeting with the Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, I decided to resign as Chairman of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic,’ he announced during a parliamentary meeting. Daudov devoted a post on Telegram announcing his decision

Ramzan Kadyrov dancing a lezginka after voting in Russian parliamentary elections in 2007. Photo: RIA Novosti

Chechnya

Kadyrov says restrictions to music tempo were ‘just recommendations’

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•1 min read

Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov has clarified that recent requirements for the speed of musical compositions were only intended to be ‘recommendations’ for performers of traditional Chechen music. Chechnya’s Culture Minister Musa Dadaev announced earlier this month that Kadyrov had instructed him to ban all music that is slower than 80 beats per minute and faster (bpm) than 116 bpm. At the time, it was unclear what music the guidelines would affect or when they would come into effect. Kadyrov

Culture Minister Musa Dadaev at a meeting with Chechen artist. Photo: Chechen Ministry of Culture

Chechnya

Podcast | Is Chechnya banning lezginka?

by OC Media

•1 min read

Chechnya’s Culture Ministry said earlier this month that the Russian republic would issue restrictions on music slower than 80 bpm and faster than 116 bpm. At the time, the ministry stated that the Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov had instructed them to introduce the restrictions, however, last week, Kadyrov said that the restrictions were meant to be ‘recommendations’ for performers and composers of folk music in Chechnya. This week, OC Media’s Luiza Mchedlishvili talks about

Chechnya

Chechnya bans ‘fast and slow’ music

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•2 min read

Chechnya’s Ministry of Culture has issued a decree banning all music that is slower than 80 bpm and faster than 116 bpm. On 3 April, Chechnya’s Ministry of Culture stated that Culture Minister Musa Dadaev decided to introduce these restrictions on Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s behalf in a meeting with Chechen artists in Grozny. ‘From now on all musical, vocal, and choreographic works must correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute’, stated the Russian republic’s Ministry of Culture,