Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

Elena Milashina, a prominent Russian journalist who uncovered the horrific crackdown on gay men in Chechnya, has been beaten up alongside a lawyer while visiting the southern Russian republic.

Elena Milashina, known for her work on human rights, was assaulted along with Alexander Nemov, a lawyer. By Victoria Kim and Anatoly Kurmanaev A Russian investigative journalist and a lawyer were ...