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Spain had near-miss with terrorism attributed to Chechen group

Global Politics

Last year, Spain foiled what it said was a terrorist plot to fly gliders into the British enclave of Gibraltar. Two Chechens and a Turk were convicted, but later freed when a judge decided there wasn’t enough evidence. Various intelligence agencies reportedly were interested in the incidents, because of the ties to Chechnya.

Trust and Betrayal in a Tale from Chechnya

Arts, Culture & Media

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

Arts, Culture & Media

An Alleged Chechen Terrorist Plot, Thwarted in Spain

Conflict & Justice

Chechen Community in US is in Shock and Disbelief

Conflict & Justice

The Troubled History of Chechnya

Arts, Culture & Media

Fiona Hill, an expert on Chechnya and the Caucasus at the Brookings Institution describes the history of the troubled region and how the Chechen diaspora got to America.

Boston Bombings Suspects #1 and #2: Brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Conflict & Justice

The World’s Alex Gallafent tells us more about the information emerging about the lives of the brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Chechnya’s Strong Man Ramzan Khadyrov

Global Politics

In Chechnya the violence has decreased. But the man who runs the republic, Ramzan Khadyrov, has been accused of human rights abuses and of ordering the killing of political opponents.