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‘Watching is an act of activism’: Behind the Oscar-tipped film Welcome To Chechnya
Excl: "What's happening to queers in Chechnya hasn't happened since Hitler" director David France tells Attitude
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Two gay men escape Chechnya only to be sent back by Russian police
Chechnya has opened a terrorism investigation into the two men, according to reports.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov ‘hospitalised with suspected coronavirus’
Chechnya's tyrannical ruler has overseen the widespread persecution of LGBTQ people in the region.
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Watch the tense moment ABC News’ James Longman comes out as gay to Chechen police chief
The British reporter was involved in a tense exchange with the head of Chechnya's police force during a recent investigative report.
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Four men reveal they were beaten and raped after being detained in Chechnya
The men revealed the extent of the anti-gay crackdown after detained in December
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Hundreds to protest against Chechnya’s anti-LGBT crackdown on Holocaust Memorial Day
Earlier this month, it was reported that more than 40 men and women were detained and two died from torture
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US State Department ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports Chechnya has continued crackdown on LGBT people
In 2017, more than 100 gay men were arrested, tortured and killed in the predominately Muslim region of Russia
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Minister for Europe calls for urgent investigation into persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya
This week, the Russia LGBT Network reported two people were killed and 40 more detained due to their sexuality
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Two people have died and 40 people detained in Chechnya in a crackdown against LGBT community
In 2017, more than 100 gay men were arrested and tortured in the Muslim region of Russia
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Survivor of the Chechen gay purge has been kidnapped by his own father
Zelimkhan Akhmadov was heard screaming for help as he was forced inside a car
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Jonathan Van Ness slams Nicki Minaj for covering Harper’s Bazaar Russia
The Queer Eye star expressed his anger at Minaj for appearing on the magazine cover
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LGBT activist Peter Tatchell flies home after being arrested in Russia
The veteran activist staged a one-man protest ahead of the World Cup in Russia
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Russia claimed they can’t find any LGBT in Chechnya following shocking allegations of torture camps
The justice minister said they can't find any evidence to support the allegations
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Russian website encourages users to report LGBT people for torture in horrifying ‘game’
The chairman of Russia's LGBT network admitted he is terrified after seeing the site
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Chechens who escaped anti-gay purge speak out about the horrors they faced
Victims have told the BBC that some gay people were never found.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov denies involvement in disappearance of pop star
He claims the singer was 'dealt with' by family members
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Man who came out as gay in Chechnya forced to apologise to the country on TV
Movsar Eskarkhanov claims his family received death threats
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Anti-gay Chechnya leader’s Facebook and Instagram have been suspended
Ramzan Kadyrov has blamed the White House for blocking him
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Chechnya’s leader banned from entering the US
The US government has announced numerous sanctions against Russian officials
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