Janet Rice calls for Australia to accept refugees from Chechnya
The Greens’ Senator Janet Rice is calling on the federal government to be more proactive in addressing the treatment of gay men in Russia’s Chechen Republic, including taking in gay and bisexual men from the region as refugees. Last week Senator Rice moved a motion calling for Australia to work with other countries to bring […]
Government blocks senate motion on Chechnya
The government has blocked a motion in the senate calling for them to work with other members of the United Nations to to introduce a resolution condemning the Chechen government’s actions. Journalists in Russia have reported that hundreds of men have been detained in the region, which is an autonomous part of Russia. It has […]
Calls for Prime Minister to do more about persecution in Chechnya
Malcolm Turnbull has been urged to do more to stop the persecution of LGBTI people in Chechnya. Long-time LGBTI human rights advocate, Rodney Croome, has written to the Prime Minister on behalf of advocacy group, just.equal, asking him to introduce a parliamentary motion condemning “the cruelty of the Chechen Government and the indifference of the […]
Reports: Police in Chechnya tell parents “kill your gay children”
Reports have emerged from Chechnya that allege the region’s police are instructing parents to kill their gay children. The allegations come from a man who reportedly survived what has been described as a “gay concentration camp”, where gay men are being held, tortured and even murdered. The survivor told media authorities are telling parents of […]
Hillary Clinton concerned Trump administration will roll back LGBTI rights
Hillary Clinton has raised her concern about how the Trump administration will protect LGBT rights saying the current US President can not be relied upon. Clinton was speaking at the New York Gay and Lesbian Center where she was presented with a ‘Trailblazer Award’. Accepting the award Clinton praised the work of LGBT support […]
Chechen leader promises to wipe out gay community by Ramadan
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has publicly declared that he aims to get rid of all gay people in Chechnya by the start of Ramadan. The Muslim holiday begins on May 26th and is widely celebrated in the Chechen region where the majority of the population are Muslim. Britain’s Deputy Foreign Secretary, Sir Alan Duncan, revealed […]
“They want to exterminate us.” says Chechen gay man
Chechen men who are in hiding after being allegedly detained by authorities have spoken out about their ordeal. A Chechen man named Ruslan* has spoken to the BBC about his recent experiences in the Chechen Republic, an autonomous region of Russia. The man said he had been questioned by authorities in his home, and then […]
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov denies arrests of gay men
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has reportedly denied any homosexual people have been arrested and detained in The Chechen Republic. Newspapers in Russia have reported that they leader of the autonomous region denied the accusations of arrest, torture and murder during an exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Provocative articles about Chechnya (have) reported so-called arrests,” […]
USA’s Ambassador to the UN condemns abuse of gay men in Chechnya
The United States Ambassador the the United Nations has condemned the treatment of gay men in The Chechen Republic. Nikki Halley, President’s Trump’s representative at the United Nation, released a statement urging authorities in Chechnya to investigate the claims that were first published in a Russian newspaper. “We continue to be disturbed by reports of […]
Chechnya’s President says concentration camp reports are ‘fake news’
Chechnya’s President has taken to social media to denounce reports of attacks on gay men in the nation, saying the revelations are misinformation. The reports claim that approximately 100 men have been taken to concentration style camps in the region, where there are allegations of torture and murder according to Russia’s Novaya Gazeta. Chechen President Ramzan […]
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