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COMMENT | We need to talk about Chechnya
We need to talk more about Chechnya.
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FILM REVIEW | Welcome to Chechnya – A must see documentary
David France is quickly becoming one of the best documentary filmmakers of our generation. In 2012 he brought us the riveting How to Survive a Plague – about the early years of the AIDS epidemic and the ACT UP activists who fought for their lives. Then came 2017’s The Death and Life of Marsha P. […]
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Scores of people were outside the Russian Consulate to protest the persecution of gay people in Chechnya
A protest group, led by Peter Tatchell, All Out and Queer Tours of London were outside the Russian Embassy over the weekend to demand that the “gay purge” in Chechnya.
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Heartbreaking stories emerge from the “gay purge” in Chechnya
A new “gay purge” is reportedly underway in Chechnya, as new stories emerge of the horrid and violence levied against LGBT+ people in the region. Working as slaves, daily beatings and torture so horrid that it cannot be shared are some of the accusations levied against Chechyna‘s authorities as reports of a new “gay purge” […]
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US blacklists Chechen leader Kadyrov, 4 others for human rights abuses, corruption
The United States on Tuesday slapped financial sanctions on Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, accusing him overseeing a systematic campaign of deadly repression, the Treasury Department announced. The US also imposed sanctions on the Chechen security official Ayub Kataev, likewise accused of gross violations of human rights and abuses against gay men, as well as three […]
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‘Serious fears’ missing Russian pop star killed in Chechnya
Serious fears have been raised that a Russian pop star has been killed in Chechnya’s crackdown on homosexuality. Due to licensing this article must be read on our website. A leading Russian human rights group said it had “serious fears” Friday that a gay pop star may have been killed in Chechnya as part of […]
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Gay man beaten in Chechen blood soaked prison cell speaks out about his ordeal
The first victim to speak out publicly about his treatment by Chechen authorities has revealed shocking details about his treatment. Maxim Lapunov, a gay man living Chechnya held a press conference to reveal the stark and shocking details surrounding his detention and imprisonment by Chechen police. He is the first victim to publicly reveal details […]
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Gay Russian speaks out on police torture in Chechnya
A gay man living in Chechnya on Monday went public to describe his detention and torture by police during a crackdown on homosexuals in the region ruled by strongman Ramzan Kadryov. Due to licensing this article must be read on our website Maxim Lapunov, who gave a press conference in Moscow, is the first victim […]
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Russian activist urges EU to probe Chechnya gay abuses
A Russian activist on Thursday urged the European Union to press the Russian Federation to investigate the alleged murder, torture and abuse of gay men in Chechnya. The head of the Russian LGBT Network, Igor Kochetkov, also urged the EU to conduct its own criminal probe into the alleged persecution of gays in Russia’s North […]
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Theresa May finally responds to persecution of Chechnya’s gay men
The Prime Minister, Theresa May has called the persecution of gay men in Chechnya as “troubling” nearly a month and a half after the story broke. Theresa May has responded to a cross-party group of politicians, about the reported rounding up, detention and torture of gay men in Chechnya. Ms May wrote that the issue […]
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Gay teen pushed by UNCLE off 9th floor apartment, to his death, in Chechnya
A horrifying story has emerged from Chechnya where a gay teenager was apparently killed by his uncle. Numerous reports are being published about gay men are being treated by authorities in Chechnya The story about 17-year-old’s alleged murder told by a religious leader. Survivors reveal that police are allegedly telling families to kill their gay […]