Search results for "chechnya"
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Detentions of gay men and women signal another anti-LGBTQ crackdown in Chechnya
Several men and women have been detained in Russia’s Chechnya region on suspicion of being gay, signaling yet another renewal of efforts to purge the...
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HRC projects Chechnya’s anti-LGBTQ actions on Trump-Putin summit location in Helsinki
The slides on Finland's Presidential Palace called Chechnya's treatment of LGBTQ people "crimes against humanity"
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Survivor of Chechnya’s anti-gay purge is kidnapped by his own father
Zelimkhan Akhmadov's family has reportedly been encouraged -- or threatened -- to murder him as part of an "honor killing"
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HRC’s Chad Griffin to Trump: Speak out against anti-gay crimes in Chechnya
Griffin says silence from the White House sends a message that human rights abuses abroad will be condoned
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U.S. Senate passes resolution condemning anti-LGBTQ violence in Chechnya
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed, via voice vote, a resolution condemning the violence and persecution directed against LGBTQ people in Chechnya. The resolution is...
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We’re Failing Chechnya’s Gay Men
Western governments are failing Chechnya's persecuted gay men. It's time for citizens to act.
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Senate committee approves resolution condemning anti-gay violence in Chechnya
Arrests and illegal detentions of gay and bisexual men have been taking place since December 2016
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Human rights groups urge U.S. newscasts to “shine a spotlight” on anti-gay abuse in Chechnya
Human rights advocates are calling on U.S. evening newscasts to cover the ongoing anti-gay persecution in Chechnya, including the imprisonment and execution of LGBTQ people...
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Chechnya accuses gay men of being terrorists to block them from fleeing
Authorities in Chechnya have begun accusing men suspected of being gay or bisexual of being terrorists affiliated with ISIS, in order to prevent them from...
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov doubles down on denying existence of gays in Chechnya
Chechen leader continues to deny reports that gay and bisexual men are being tortured in his country
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Trump meets with Putin at G-20 Summit, but no mention of Chechnya
It remains unclear whether President Donald Trump brought up the topic of anti-gay abuses happening in the Russian republic of Chechnya when he met face-to-face...
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Activists say Chechnya has resumed attacking LGBTQ people
LGBTQ advocates call on U.S. officials to more forcefully condemn the anti-gay purge
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HRC to Trump: Address anti-gay persecution in Chechnya at G-20 summit
The president of the Human Rights Campaign has penned an open letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to speak out on and condemn...
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U.S. House passes resolution condemning anti-gay persecution in Chechnya
House calls on Chechen and Russian authorities, and the United States, to take steps to stop the anti-gay violence
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Chechnya leader: Purge of gay men is “absolute lies”
Ramzan Kadyrov invites French and German leaders to Chechnya, despite growing evidence of persecution
