Tag: Chechnya
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Charity helps 31 LGBTQ Chechens gain asylum in Canada
A Canadian charity that assists people who are persecuted because of their sexual orientation says it has helped 35 LGBTQ individuals escape from Chechnya.
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The Russian LGBT Network Alleges Killings of Gay Men in Chechnya
The Russian LGBT Network published a report on Monday alleging the widespread detention and torture of gay people in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, adding to a series of recent reports of persecutions and killings there.
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New information – the situation in Chechnya as it stands
The violence directed at (perceived) gay and bisexual men was carried out with the direct involvement of local authorities, this pressure extended outside the borders of the Chechen Republic, and it led over 100 people to seek assistance from LGBTI organisations.
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French president Emmanuel Macron calls on Putin to protect gay Chechens
French president Emmanuel Macron says he has urged Vladimir Putin to ensure that the rights of LGBT people are protected following allegations of a crackdown on gay men in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
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Russia: Anti-Gay Purge in Chechnya
Police in Chechnya rounded up, beat, and humiliated dozens of gay or bisexual men in an apparent effort to purge them from Chechen society, Human Rights Watch confirmed in a new report today.
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Chechnya gay rights: Activists with petition held in Moscow
Five gay rights activists have been detained in Moscow as they tried to deliver a petition to the office of Russia’s prosecutor general.