Gay men in the Russian region of The Chechen Republic are fleeing as authorities reportedly round up people who are gay, or perceived to be gay. Men are allegedly being held in an detention facility in the town of Argun, 20kn from Grozy, the capital of the Chechen Republic. The facilities has been described in […]
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12 Apr 2017 /
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A spokesperson for Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic, has dismissed a report in a Russian newspaper that claims authorities in the country are rounding up and killing gay men. Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta has published an article claiming that over 100 men had disappeared off the streets of Chechnya, including several television journalists. The […]
Tags: Chechen Republic, Chechnya, detained, gay, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Muslim, queer, Ramzan Kadyrov, Russia, Vladamir Putin
2 Apr 2017 |
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