The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ramzan-kadyrov/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ramzan Kadyrov | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ramzan-kadyrov/ 32 32 Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia’s Chechnya province https://www.timesofisrael.com/masked-assailants-attack-journalist-and-lawyer-in-russias-chechnya-province/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:02:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3045657 Novaya Gazeta reporter Elena Milashina suffers brain injury and broken fingers, attorney Alexander Nemov a gash in his leg; Kremlin lawmakers condemn assault

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]]> Russia pioneering return of Islamic State children to their families https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-pioneering-return-of-islamic-state-children-to-their-families/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:26:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2020541 In program backed by Putin, youngsters who grew up in jihadists' Middle East 'caliphate' are brought to relatives living in Russian North Caucasus

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]]> US Holocaust Museum condemns Chechnya’s reported persecution of gay men https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-holocaust-museum-condemns-chechnyas-reported-persecution-of-gay-men/ Sat, 29 Apr 2017 14:05:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1609403 Museum director says Nazi genocide 'teaches us what can happen when state-sponsored, group-targeted violence is allowed to go unchecked'

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]]> Putin consolidates power with crushing win in parliament vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/putin-consolidates-power-with-crushing-win-in-parliament-vote/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 06:52:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1465248 Near-complete results show President's United Russia taking at least 338 of 450 seats in legislature, with rest of Duma made up of Kremlin-backing factions

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]]> Chechen strongman claims Russian spies infiltrated IS in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/chechen-strongman-claims-russian-spies-infiltrated-is-in-syria/ Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:02:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1337342 Ramzan Kadyrov says special ops units from his region are inside jihadist training camps for intel-gathering purposes

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]]> Ally of Chechen strongman marries teenaged second wife https://www.timesofisrael.com/ally-of-chechen-strongman-marries-teenaged-second-wife/ Mon, 18 May 2015 19:25:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1184835 47-year-old police chief weds 17-year-old, becoming polygamist, in union blessed by leader Ramzan Kadyrov

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]]> Chechen president dedicates Abu Ghosh mega-mosque https://www.timesofisrael.com/chechen-president-dedicates-abu-ghosh-mega-mosque/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:21:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=923742&preview_id=923742 Town's clans hail from Caucasus; Ramzan Kadyrov's government also donated funds to build skate park in Jerusalem

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]]> Chechen president to dedicate huge mosque outside Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/chechen-president-to-dedicate-abu-ghosh-mosque/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:52:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=922318 Israel-bound Ramzan Kadyrov, whose government was main funder of new Abu Ghosh 'mosque of peace,' is a strong Putin supporter

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]]> ‘Islamist rebel leader who threatened Sochi is dead’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamist-rebel-leader-who-threatened-sochi-is-dead/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:46:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=833596 No independent verification; Kremlin-backed Chechen leader has claimed in the past that Doku Umarov was dead

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]]> Congressional delegation in Russia to investigate Boston attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/congressional-delegation-in-russia-to-investigate-boston-attack/ Thu, 30 May 2013 10:09:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=528958 Group to conduct high-level meetings to determine if suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was radicalized during a 2012 visit to Dagestan

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]]> Pro-Moscow Chechen leader blames US for Boston bombing http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/19/usa-explosions-boston-kadyrov-idUSL5N0D637B20130419 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:23:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=467546 Russian-installed leader Ramzan Kadyrov says efforts to connect brothers to Chechnya is in vain, and that their roots were formed in the US, Reuters reports

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]]> US to release list of Russians marked for sanctions https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-release-list-of-russians-targeted-for-sanctions/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:54:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=455988 Magnitsky Act targets individuals involved in human rights abuses with visa bans, financial measures

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]]> 70 fans kicked out but no major incidents at Beitar match https://www.timesofisrael.com/beitar-faces-off-against-bnei-sakhnin-in-high-tension-match/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:54:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=369570 Amid tight security, and to lots of booing, Chechen Muslim Gabriel Kadiev takes the field for Jerusalem team stained by racism

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]]> Amid tight security, Beitar to play Arab team in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-tight-security-beitar-to-play-sakhnin-in-jerusalem/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:15:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=368970 'We need to take this criminal activity, even terrorism, against the team seriously,' says Jerusalem mayor following clubhouse torching

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]]> Head of Chechnya to attend Beitar’s soccer game Sunday https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-chechnya-to-attend-beitars-soccer-game-sunday/ Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:57:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=368422 Leader of Russian republic reportedly coming in light of fans' racist outrage over club's signing of two Muslim Chechen players

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