Chechnya has introduced a new ban for women’s fashion that prohibits traditional clothing featuring “masculine elements.” ...

Noting how fashion is a powerful form of communication, for both designers and wearers, The Fashion Law Institute's founder ...

Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are banning music they consider either too fast or too slow, effectively criminalizing many genres. The Chechen Ministry of Culture announced the ban on ...

The Russian Republic of Chechnya is looking to ban music above or below a certain BPM—below 80 and above 116 BPM—in a bid to maintain cultural integrity through music, which will affect pop music, ...

On June 1st, all music that doesn’t fall between 80 to 116 beats per minute will be banned in the Russian republic. On June 1st, all music that doesn’t fall between 80 to 116 beats per minute will be ...

In the Russian republic of Chechnya, it’s now illegal to play any music that doesn’t fit into a very specific range of tempos. In the mostly-Muslim region, authorities have banned any music that isn’t ...

Chechen authorities have ordered that all musical, vocal, and choreographic works performed in the Russian region must have a playback at between 80 and 116 beats per minute. Regional Culture Minister ...

For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the region as a loyal vassal of Vladimir Putin. It evokes images of a turbulent ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen head of state, has awarded his eldest daughter a medal for "strengthening relations" between the Chechen Republic and the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the ...