Chechen
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas, closely related to the Ingush.
the Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen.
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How to use Chechen in a sentence
Kadyrov described Novaya Gazeta reporters as “enemies of our faith and our homeland” in a speech he delivered at the main mosque in the Chechen capital of Grozny shortly after news of the crackdown broke.
Last major independent Russia news outlet shuts down | Michael K. Lavers | March 28, 2022 | Washington BladeMagomed Tushayev, a Chechen warlord who played a role in the anti-LGBTQ crackdown in his homeland, on Saturday died during a skirmish with the Ukrainian military’s elite Alpha Group outside of Kyiv.
Four Ukraine LGBTQ activists attacked inside Kyiv office | Michael K. Lavers | March 1, 2022 | Washington BladeMagomed Tushayev, a Chechen warlord who played a role in the anti-LGBTQ crackdown in his homeland, on Saturday died during a skirmish with the Ukrainian military’s elite Alpha Group outside of Kyiv, the country’s capital.
European LGBTQ activists stand in solidarity with Ukraine counterparts | Michael K. Lavers | February 28, 2022 | Washington BladeReports indicate Chechen authorities forced the brothers to make “apology videos” after they were tortured.
Brothers returned to Chechnya receive lengthy prison sentences | Michael K. Lavers | February 22, 2022 | Washington BladeChechen authorities in April 2020 arrested two brothers, Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, after they made a series of posts on Osal Nakh 95, a Telegram channel that Kadyrov’s opponents use.
State Department reiterates concerns over Chechnya human rights record | Michael K. Lavers | January 27, 2022 | Washington Blade
A year ago at a public meeting Kadyrov accused the NGO and its JMG lawyers of being “enemies of the Chechen people.”
Putin’s Favorite Acolyte Terrorizes Human Rights Activists | Anna Nemtsova | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Chechen leader Kadyrov does not think that Committee Against Torture was needed in Chechnya.
Putin’s Favorite Acolyte Terrorizes Human Rights Activists | Anna Nemtsova | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOutside, again, tensions have not been this high in the Chechen capital for years.
Where Chechens Go to Escape Their Surreal Past—and Risky Present | Anna Nemtsova | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn it a young beardless man speaks Chechen and Arabic with a soft accent.
Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2012 Chechen authorities reported turnout at 99.55 percent.
British Dictionary definitions for Chechen
/ (ˈtʃɛtʃɛn) /
a member of a people of Russia, speaking a Circassian language and chiefly inhabiting the Chechen Republic
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