Rsian police arrted about 20 gay-rights protters monstratg on Monday St Petersburg agast the treatment of homosexuals the southern Chechnya republic, one of the taed activists told Rters.
Contents:
- PRO-PUT CHECHEN GENERAL WHO LED 'GAY PURGE' KILLED UKRAE
- RSIAN POLICE TA GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AT MAY DAY MARCH
- RIRDO GAYTAN
PRO-PUT CHECHEN GENERAL WHO LED 'GAY PURGE' KILLED UKRAE
”Acrdg to the Bla: “Sourc wh Rsian-based human rights anizatns nfirmed that Thayev played an unspecified role as recently as May of 2021 when human rights activist and a gay man, Ibragim Selimkhanov, was abducted om a subway statn the Novogireyevo District of the Rsian pal cy of Mosw by four Chechen operativ and flown agast his will to the Chechen pal cy of Grozny. "Sce 2017, human and LGBTQ+ activists noted that Chechen secury operativ and other officials the Kadyrov regime, cludg Thayev sourc nfirmed, have round up dozens of men on spicn of beg gay, held them unofficial tentn facili for days, huiated, starved and tortured them, what has been dubbed Chechnya’s 'anti-gay purge, " the report add.
MOSCOW (Rters) - Rsian police arrted about 20 gay-rights protters monstratg on Monday St Petersburg agast the treatment of homosexuals the southern Chechnya republic, one of the taed activists told Rters. A Rters meraman saw police bundlg several gay rights activists to police rs at one lotn.
RSIAN POLICE TA GAY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AT MAY DAY MARCH
Wtern ernments and human rights activists have long cricized the Rsian thori for their treatment of gay month, Rsian pennt newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported that up to 100 gay men were beg held and tortured “mps” Chechnya.
RIRDO GAYTAN
Chechnya’s Mosw-backed print Ramzan Kadyrov ni that human rights are routely abed his republic and his spokman has lled Novaya’s report “an absolute lie”, sayg there were no gay men Chechnya to be Kochetkov, a well-known activist Rsia’s gay, lbian and transgenr muny, told Rters that he was among a group of 10 beg taed one St Petersburg police statn. “I was wavg a rabow flag (reprentg gay rights), and was shoutg ‘Kadyrov should go to the Hague’, ” Kochetkov told Rters by telephone whilst gay rights activists had joed an opposn-led May Day rally St Petersburg, the send biggt cy Rsia. A send activist takg part Monday’s march said was too dangero for gays Chechnya, and their fai, to speak out about their abe.