Islam in Russia

Serbian was murdered, and a Bulgarian - seriously injured in a fight with Afghans and Chechens in Vienna last night, the Austrian national news agency APA reported.

The fight was last night near the entrance to a metro station in Ottakring district in the capital of Austria.

The Russian intervention in Syria has been, by most accounts, a success. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to do everything he can to keep it that way.

Several NGOs on Wednesday protested in front of the Russian embassy in Belgrade over "the persecution of gay people in Chechnya."

While Russian President Vladimir Putin's air campaign in Syria may have other aims, one result seems to be that it is hitting Islamists from Russia's Caucasus, say analysts.
 

The authorities in Chechnya have created the first beach for Muslim women in an effort to tone down tensions in the region of Grozny. The beach on Tuesday and is enclosed by 1.8 meter fence, while all women using it have to adhere to the strict Muslim dress code, which forbids disrespectful attire.

A Russian court on March 8 charged two men with the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, including an ex-police officer from Chechnya who confessed to his involvement in the brazen assassination.
      

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya, said on Saturday he would ban entry to and freeze any bank accounts of U.S. President Barack Obama and top EU officials for bringing "tragedy" to Ukraine, in a gesture of defiance after being hit by sanctions.
   

The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria’s honorary consul in Ankara was killed last year while under the surveillance of Turkish intelligence, his wife has claimed in a new petition.