Chechnya

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New documentary follows LGBTQ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya

In early 2017, stories began emerging on how Chechen authorities were persecuting the LGBTQ community. The World speaks to director David French on his new film, "Welcome to Chechnya," which gives an inside look at the abuse and torture faced by the republic's LGBTQ people and those who try to help them escape.

New documentary follows LGBTQ people fleeing persecution in Chechnya
Vladimir Putin walks between two rows of people clapping their hands and taking photos with their cell phones

20 years of Putin in power: A timeline

20 years of Putin in power: A timeline
Members of the LGBT community hold a placard with the picture of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a protest outside the Russian embassy in Mexico City.

Russian foreign minister refuses to acknowledge ongoing harassment of Chechen LGBT community

Russian foreign minister refuses to acknowledge ongoing harassment of Chechen LGBT community
St.Petersburg, RussiaGay activists take part in a protest event called "March against Hatred" in St. Petersburg November 2, 2014. The activists are marching in opposition towards the aggressive Russian government policy due to the war in Ukraine. (RUSSIA

Gay men in Chechnya rounded up, tortured, and killed: report

Gay men in Chechnya rounded up, tortured, and killed: report
Preliminary events got underway in Sochi Thursday. Here, Poland's Kamil Stoch soars through the air during the men's ski jumping individual normal hill training event. But much attention is still focused on security.

A warning about explosives in toothpaste tubes, just the latest among security worries at Sochi

A warning about explosives in toothpaste tubes, just the latest among security worries at Sochi
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Why this Syrian man regrets bringing Al-Qaeda fighters into his country

Expectations are pretty low for this week's Syria peace talks in Geneva. It will the first time that government and opposition representatives actually meet since the civil war began almost three years ago. But a third major player in the conflict will be missing: the Al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel group that controls much of north-east Syria. Most of its fighters are foreign. Here's the story of one Syrian man who has been forced into exile by the very men he once helped bring into his country.

Why this Syrian man regrets bringing Al-Qaeda fighters into his country
People gather at the site of an explosion on a trolley bus in Volgograd, December 31, 2013

What motivates women to commit acts of terror?

What has the role of women been in the long simmering ethnic conflict in Chechnya and Dagestan. And why do we expect different things from men and women?

What motivates women to commit acts of terror?
A suicide bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, in the second deadly attack in the southern city in two days.

The terrorist attacks in Russia have roots that go back centuries

Two suicide bombers have struck the Russian city of Volgograd in the last two days, leaving more than 30 people dead. But these terrorist attacks aren't isolated incidents — they have roots that go back to battles fought 200 years ago.

The terrorist attacks in Russia have roots that go back centuries

Putin writes to American people in New York Times op-ed

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare effort at communicating with the American people through the New York TImes. In an op-ed, he confronted President Barack Obama's decision-making regarding U.S. intervention in Syria and called for the U.S. to hold back any strikes.

Putin writes to American people in New York Times op-ed

Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya

Author Anthony Marra talks with anchor Marco Werman about his debut novel "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena." Marra's story is set in modern Chechnya and delves into the moral dilemmas facing strangers thrown together in war.

Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya

Boston Bombing: Was There an Intelligence System Failure?

Boston Bombing: Was There an Intelligence System Failure?

Clean Shoes, Folk Dancing, Liza Umarova: Things to Love About Chechen Culture

The Boston Marathon bombings investigation has focused a big spotlight on Chechnya. The two suspects' family -- the Tsarnaevs -- have Chechen roots. Journalist Nathan Thornburgh blogs about the need to consider another side of Chechnya.

Clean Shoes, Folk Dancing, Liza Umarova: Things to Love About Chechen Culture

The Question of Divided Identity

The Question of Divided Identity

Professor of Chechen History Ponders Brief Contact with Boston Bombing Suspect

Brian Glyn Williams teaches Chechen history at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. That's the same college attended by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Williams had brief contact with him, when Tsarnaev was a high school student.

Professor of Chechen History Ponders Brief Contact with Boston Bombing Suspect

An Eerie Walk Through the Tsarnaev's Boston Area Neighborhood

Laure Mandeville is now chief US correspondent for the Le Figaro. She came to Boston over the weekend to speak with members of the Chechen community here, and to friends and neighbors of Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

An Eerie Walk Through the Tsarnaev's Boston Area Neighborhood