All posts tagged "chechnya"
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U.S. sanctions Chechen leader behind anti-gay purge
Ramzan Kadyrov has been barred from entering the United States and had assets in U.S. banks frozen under the Magnitsky Act
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Forum: LGBTQ people are in the midst of a global crisis
America's top leaders have remained shamefully silent on matters of global LGBTQ persecution.
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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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Russia probing into whether Canada helped gay Chechen refugees
A Russian government official is warning the government of Canada that the country will face consequences if it violated Russian law by helping homosexual Chechens...
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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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Russian newspaper publishes names of 27 Chechen anti-gay purge victims
A Russian newspaper has published the names of 27 men who are currently unaccounted for and are thought to have been executed as part of...
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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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European Court declares Russian “gay propaganda” law to be discriminatory
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared a Russian law banning expressions of “gay propaganda” to be discriminatory, and has ordered the country...
