Nightline's James Longman spent a year talking to several victims of the anti-LGBT campaigns before going to the southern Russian republic of Chechnya to meet the police authorities accused of the … [Read more...] about Nightline’s James Longman Came Out to the Head of the Chechnya Police Force Accused of Torturing and Murdering Gay Men — WATCH
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Gay Man Who Fled Chechnya Describes How Captors Staged His Execution: ‘I Started Painting the Wall with My Blood’ — WATCH
ABC's Nightline previewed an upcoming segment in which they look into the detentions and persecution of gay men in the Russian republic of Chechnya which has been going on for years. ABC News … [Read more...] about Gay Man Who Fled Chechnya Describes How Captors Staged His Execution: ‘I Started Painting the Wall with My Blood’ — WATCH
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AUSTRALIA. Melbourne artists' work "Taste the Feeling" removed for homophobia? 'The collage, which includes the faces of right-wing Australian politicians alongside slogans such as "God hates fags" … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 7 International Stories You Need to Know About
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KENYA. High court upholds law making gay sex illegal: 'Same-sex relations have been banned since the British colonized Kenya in the late 19th century. Kenya's penal code criminalizes "carnal knowledge … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 20 International Stories You Need to Know About
U.S. Sanctions Chechen Officials Responsible for Torture and Detention of Gay Men
Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned several Chechen officials and a law enforcement agency in relation to a new wave of persecution of gay men in the … [Read more...] about U.S. Sanctions Chechen Officials Responsible for Torture and Detention of Gay Men
Gay Men Tortured, Raped with Sticks, Electrocuted in Hideous New Round of Persecution in Chechnya
Chechnyan Leader Ramzan Kadyrov A new wave of violent persecution has begun against men perceived to be gay in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, according to several men who were … [Read more...] about Gay Men Tortured, Raped with Sticks, Electrocuted in Hideous New Round of Persecution in Chechnya
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BELGIUM. Gay bars threatened with attack in Grindr message: 'A message posted on the Grindr dating app on Tuesday night spoke of the threat of an attack on gay bars in Ostend on the Belgian coast.An … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 13 International Stories You Need to Know About
Protestors Wrap Russian Embassy With the Rainbow Flag To Protest the Anti-Gay Purge In Chechnya
About a hundred people protested the Russian Embassy in London "to raise awareness of and call for an end to the persecution of the LGBTQ community in the Chechen Republic according to Gay … [Read more...] about Protestors Wrap Russian Embassy With the Rainbow Flag To Protest the Anti-Gay Purge In Chechnya
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CHECHNYA. Activists with the Russian LGBT Network report that they have begun initiating evacuations of gay men fleeing a new wave of persecution in Chechnya. 'The Russian LGBT Network activated … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 10 International Stories You Need to Know About
State Department Condemns New Wave of Anti-Gay Persecution, Murders in Chechnya
Chechnyan Leader Ramzan Kadyrov The U.S. State Department released a statement denouncing a reported new wave of anti-gay persecution in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. Said Deputy … [Read more...] about State Department Condemns New Wave of Anti-Gay Persecution, Murders in Chechnya
