Rumours are spreading in Russia about a possible transition of power in Grozny. Ramzan Kadyrov would like to impose one of his children as his successor, but the age limit for the presidency is 30, wi ...

Torturing prisoners is not merely a war crime that Russians perpetrate, it's part of Russian culture. Susan Sontag's 20-year-old essays may help us understand it. In the Kyiv Independent's latest ...

The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigation Unit will release its new documentary, Torture Culture, an in-depth ...

Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Alexei Navalny and his opposition to Vladimir Putin - Alexei Navalny was a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin ...

Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov has for the first time commented on reports that his son Adam Kadyrov was ...

Adam Kadyrov, the son of Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, appeared in public for the first time since reports said he had been involved in a car crash, independent Russian news outlet Agentstvo ...

Netflix’s latest true-crime hit is sparking outrage—not for its case, but for how AI reshapes grief, truth, and trust.

People and Ideas That Made the Russian Invasion Possible,” by historian Ilia Venyavkin, profiles the figures who helped Vladimir Putin prime Russians for the attack on Ukraine. Venyavkin cites a visit ...

Nearly four years after Russia's expulsion from the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has launched a new ...

Sean Strickland, who loves to play the heel, most recently took fiery digs at UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev.