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A Victim of Chechnya's Anti-Gay Purge Speaks Out: 'The Truth Exists'

By Katy Steinmetz

'They Tell Me a Demon Lives Inside Me'

Gay People in Chechnya Desperately Need the World's Help

By John Dalhuisen

The World Won't Ignore Chechnya's Purge of Gay Men

By Tara John
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Russia Is Reportedly Investigating Chechnya's 'Gay Purge'

Chechen authorities have denied reports of an anti-gay campaign, saying gay people "don’t exist" there

By Kevin Lui

Nikki Haley: Chechnya Abuse of Gay People Cannot Be Ignored

United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke out against reported abuse and murder of gay people at the hands of authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya on Monday. Several organizations have reported that more than...

By Julia Zorthian

What It's Like to Grow Up Under Putin in Chechnya

The Russian leader turned Chechen enemies into his closest allies. Here's why it matters

By Simon Shuster and Carlos H. Martinelli

Photographing 15 Years of Chechnya's Troubled History

The photographer has witnessed Chechnya's dramatic evolution

By Simon Shuster

Putin's Secret Army

The Russian President turned Chechen enemies into his closest allies—but he may be losing control

By Simon Shuster/Grozny

Photojournalism Daily: Oct. 31, 2014

Photojournalism Daily is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Chechen Dissident: I Survived Abduction by Putin's Agents

The story of one man who says he was tortured for challenging Russia's president

By Simon Shuster and Salima Koroma

Putin's Secret Agents

On a warm morning in early August, a 68-year-old Chechen man named Said-Emin Ibragimov packed up his fishing gear and walked to his favorite spot on the west bank of the river that runs through...

Photojournalism Daily: Oct. 23, 2014

Photojournalism Daily is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Photojournalism Daily: Oct. 17, 2014

Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Photojournalism Daily: Oct. 14, 2014

Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Photojournalism Links Daily Digest: Sept. 24, 2014

Photojournalism Links is a compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen

By Mikko Takkunen

Inside the Beslan School Siege, 10 Years On

Ten years after the Beslan school siege, photographer Diana Markosian made these remarkable photographs of former hostages at the site where 330 captives were killed, more than half of them children.

By Katya Cengel

The Hidden War in the Caucasus

While Chechnya emerges from a decade of conflict, Maria Turchenkova photographs the hidden guerrilla war in the republic of Dagestan – the largest, most heterogeneous and, today, the most violent republic in the North Caucasus region.

By Maria Turchenkova

Red Thistle: The Rhythm of Life in the Caucasus

In his latest book, 'Red Thistle,' photographer Davide Monteleone documents the rhythm of life in the Caucasus.

By Simon Shuster

The Wrestlers of Chechnya: Photographs by Yuri Kozyrev

The dusty Russian town of Khasav-Yurt, which the locals like to call the Wrestlers' Mecca, boasts the greatest concentration of wrestling champions in the world. Photographer Yuri Kozyrev documented the young athletes at their school in the North Caucasus.

By Simon Shuster
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