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Trans blogger convicted for discussing her life under Russia’s supposed child protection law
Milana Petrova spoke about her transition on social media, which is illegal in Russia.
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Russia shuts down the newspaper that broke the Chechnya gay torture camps story
The Novaya Gazeta was accused of violating Russia’s new wartime censorship law.
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A gay refugee was forced to apologize on TV for ‘disgracing’ Chechnya
“They said that I must first think about my family. I was also told that if I continue to speak, I would have problems.”
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Chechen dictator laughs when asked about anti-gay violence
Even though he found the idea hilarious, he still wants Chechnya to be “purified” of gay people.
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The names of 27 men killed during purge of gay & bi men in Chechnya published
The Russian newspaper that first broke the news of the abuses chose to publish the names, including several teenagers, “Because only the dead have nothing to fear in Chechnya.”
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Detentions of gay and bi men have started again in Chechnya
Trump met with Putin on Friday but didn’t bring up violence in Chechnya, which is apparently starting up again.
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Will donating your airline miles help gay & bi men in Chechnya?
Can you trust the international effort that claims you can save lives by donating unused airline loyalty club miles?
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France takes in first gay refugee from Chechnya
France has taken in its first gay refugee from Chechnya, and one activist is saying that this won’t be the last.
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26 gay, bi men killed in Chechnya, investigators told while police deny abuses
One top police official even suggested that a gay parade could take place in Chechnya and no one would harm the participants.
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U.S. denies visas to gay, bi men fleeing torture in Chechnya
Chechen gay and bisexual men are being rounded up, falsely imprisoned, beaten, and killed.
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This photo shows how Trump treats Russians who enable Chechnya’s antigay purge
A Russian official says nothing happened in Chechnya, and Donald Trump let them get away with it.
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Outrage follows arrest of Moscow activists trying to deliver Chechnya petitions
Police stopped them in their tracks carrying several boxes of signed petitions demanding an investigation into the detention and torture of gay men.
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These Russians helped 40 gay and bi men escape Chechnya
Even when these people get out of Chechnya, they’re still not safe.
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Chechen man throws teenage nephew off balcony because the kid may have been gay
Testimonials in a Russian magazine show that horrific anti-gay violence is common in Chechnya.
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Putin supports investigation into abuse of gay & bisexual men in Chechnya
Putin agreed to look into what he called “the well-known information, or rumors” about what is happening to people “with a non-traditional sexual orientation.”
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Russia arrests LGBTQ activists protesting Chechen crackdown on gay men
Another example of Russian oppression and suppression as officers in riot gear drag away demonstrators.
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Four more detention centers for tortured gay men found inside Chechnya
Weeks after revealing Chechen officials were running two concentration camp-type prisons for gays, a Russian investigative newspaper has uncovered more.
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Hear the chilling tales of torture from gay Chechens who lived to tell them
One man says his captors literally tried to shock him into revealing the names of his gay friends.
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Trump administration condemns gay ‘concentration camps’ in Chechnya
“This violation of human rights cannot be ignored… We are against all forms of discrimination, including against people based on sexual orientation.”
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Chechnya’s president calls claims of gay killings an ‘attack’ on Chechen society
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said that human rights rights have undergone a “grandiose” improvement in Muslim-majority Chechnya.