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18 дек. 2023 г.
“In our homeland they don’t consider us as people.” Stories of LGBTQ+ refugees in the Netherlands
A private detective was assigned to Alena and Elena, while Elena was also kicked out of work because of her relationship with a girl....

12 дек. 2023 г.
Russian LGBTQ+ individuals want to leave
A Russian judge has declared the ‘international LGBTQ+ movement’ extremist, causing fear and uncertainty among LGBTQ+ individuals....

9 окт. 2023 г.
The UN’s Special Rapporteur for Russia, Mariana Katzarova, presented a report on the human rights si
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia, Mariana Katzarova, presented a report on Russia. We provide excerpts...


21 мар. 2021 г.
The European Union demanded to stop the attacks of the Chechen authorities on Novaya Gazeta.
The European Union has come out in support of Novaya Gazeta, which is subjected to “intimidation by the Chechen authorities,” and also...


18 мар. 2021 г.
“I served in the Chechen police and did not want to kill people”.
Senior Sergeant of the Regiment named after Kadyrova Suleiman Gezmakhmaev for the first time talks about the extrajudicial killings of...


11 дек. 2020 г.
USA: Treasury Sanctions Serious Human Rights Abusers on International Human Rights Day.
WASHINGTON– Today, on International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is...
10 дек. 2020 г.
UK announces travel bans and asset freezes for human rights violators.
UK announces travel bans and asset freezes for 11 Russian, Venezuelan, Gambian and Pakistani human rights violators. the UK is placing...


12 нояб. 2020 г.
Interview with director David France about his documentary “Welcome to Chechnya”.
David France Welcome to Chechnya reveals the atrocities of the anti-LGBTQ campaign in Chechnya. For the first time since the gay purge...


7 февр. 2020 г.
In Grozny attacked the columnist for the Novaya Gazeta Elena Milashina.
In Grozny, an attack on the columnist for the Novaya Gazeta Elena Milashin and lawyer Marina Dubrovin, the newspaper reported. The...


25 янв. 2020 г.
Sundance 2020: How VFX Pulled ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Out of the Shadows — Exclusive.
Filmmaker David France deployed pioneering VFX in order to disguise subjects whose lives were threatened by a hostile homophobic culture....


21 янв. 2020 г.
A native of Chechnya complained about the “expulsion of the genie” with a stick and tran
Aminat Lorsanova stated that she had been subjected to violence in Grozny by close relatives and a specialist in “expelling genies”...


2 нояб. 2019 г.
‘We can find you anywhere’: the Chechen death squads stalking Europe.
Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Photograph: Musa Sadulayev/AP Ramzan Kadyrov rules the Caucasus republic through fear and oppression,...


12 авг. 2019 г.
Antwerp Pride, Belgium 2019!
The large parade of Antwerp Pride, the annual gay festival in Antwerp, attracted at least 90,000 participants this year. The police...


2 авг. 2019 г.
LGBT activist left Russia after commenting on Chechen minister.
Activist from Mordovia Karolina Kanaeva, speaking in defense of Chechen gays, left Russia after threats from opponents of LGBT people....


6 июн. 2019 г.
“They will kill, not their own, so strangers”: gay about life in Chechnya and the flight
A homosexual from Chechnya, who left Russia after his arrest, told the “Caucasian Knot” how people with non-traditional sexual...


5 июн. 2019 г.
“Staying in Russia was just dangerous”: interview with a gay activist.
Artem Shituhin A couple of months ago, a resident of Pyatigorsk Artem Shituhin moved to the Netherlands. This was preceded by attempts to...


3 июн. 2019 г.
Chechnya boycotted a film about Elton John with gay scenes. (News that read in Russia).
In Chechnya, they called provocation an exit to the Russian rental of a biographical film about singer Elton John “Rocketman”, from which...


28 мая 2019 г.
“THE POLICEMAN SAID:“ WELL, I WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM. ”AS IN CHECHNYA, AN ATTEMPT OF RAPE IS BEING INV
The monologue of a resident of Chechnya, who reported to the police about attempted rape at work, survived the night interrogations,...


23 мая 2019 г.
Russian embassy wrapped in Pride flag to protest Chechnya’s anti-gay purge.
They unfurled the flag alongside handing in a petition calling for the Russian government to intervene. A pride flag with the IDAHOBT...


13 мая 2019 г.
The secret gay history of Islam.
In Muslim cultures, homosexuality was once considered the most normal thing in the world – so what changed? Find out the real LGBTI...
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