Council of Europe tackles Chechnya on gay torture, murders
The Council of Europe has tackled Chechen officials over the detention, torture and murder of gay people in the Russian republic. Frank Schwabe, a member …
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Activists say dozens detained as Chechnya resumes anti-gay ‘purge’
As many as 40 people are feared to have been detained in a new wave of the crackdown, which is believed to have begun in December 2016.
Senators Dean Smith and Penny Wong move Chechnya motion
Gay and bisexual men have allegedly been detained, tortured, and even killed in concentration camps in the region.
Ian McKellen joins Chechnya protests in London
Protests have taken place in 27 countries to date.
Trans woman recalls fleeing Chechnya after attempt on her life
The woman faced harassment when she moved to Moscow and was stabbed in 2015 by a Chechen attacker.
The UK to protest Chechnya’s gay concentration camps
The protest is being organised amid reports of more than 100 gay men detained in prisons.