Chechnya has banned women's clothing with "masculine elements," citing tradition, but critics argue it is about control. The ban follows hot on the heels of another recent restriction banning women ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Monday that he had appointed his 20-year-old son, Akhmat Kadyrov, as acting deputy prime minister of the republic. Akhmat Kadyrov will retain his post as Chechnya ...

While women are free to wear apparel with masculine accents in most countries, that is no longer the case in the Russian republic of Chechnya, where the government has banned apparel with "masculine ...