Chechnya
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Russia’s head of Chechnya republic says forces will ‘take Kyiv’Ramzan Kadyrov, the powerful head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said early on Monday that there will be an offensive by Russian forces on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.WorldApr 10, 2022
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Crime Beat podcast: Tormented by traumaGlobal News crime reporter Nancy Hixt highlights the importance of knowing the full story before rushing to judgment because we never know what people have gone through.CrimeApr 20, 2021
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2 dead, 40 detained since December in alleged LGBTQ purge in ChechnyaLGBT activists said Monday that at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained in what has been described as a new crackdown on gay people in the Russian republic of Chechnya.Jan 14, 2019
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Human rights activist abducted, beaten in RussiaAn Amnesty International researcher was abducted and beaten while reporting on protests in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, the rights group said Monday.PoliticsOct 15, 2018
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Paris knife attack: Investigators widen probe into Chechen-born Khamzat AzimovThe man, identified as naturalised Frenchman Khamzat Azimov, carried out the attack Saturday night in a lively area of theatres and restaurants near the city's historic opera house.WorldMay 13, 2018
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Austrian teens accused of plotting to kill police on Islamic State’s ordersTwo Austrian teenagers have been charged with planning to kill as many police officers as they could in a jihadist attack ordered by a Chechen member of Islamic State.WorldFeb 13, 2018
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Gay Chechen men find new home in Canada after persecutionThe men are among 31 the government has given permission to come to Canada in a clandestine effort that began after reports of torture and persecution of gay men in the Russian republicCanadaSep 7, 2017
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Canadians take leading role in helping gay men escape Chechnya“These are individuals who are displaced, have just come through a traumatic situation and don’t know where to turn to next."WorldMay 15, 2017
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Toronto charity helping persecuted LGBTQ community in ChechnyaRainbow Railroad is calling on the Canadian government to facilitate emergency visas for people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation.WorldApr 28, 2017
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Canada should offer emergency visas to gay men from Chechnya: LGBT groupDozens of Chechen men have been reported to be imprisoned and tortured because they are believed to be gay.CanadaApr 20, 2017
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