Gay Men Taken by Authorities in Chechnya Have ‘Never Been Found’
A year after the horrific abuse against LGBTQ people in Chechnya was first reported, two new first-person accounts recall the appalling treatment they were subjected to during what has been described as “a big cleansing of gays”. Russian newspaper Novaya Gazetta broke the story that up to 26 men had been killed as…
Germany grants rare humanitarian visa to gay man fleeing Chechnya
Germany has granted its first visa to a gay man from Chechnya. The man arrived in the country on Tuesday (6 June), according to German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. He was granted a special humanitarian visa. ‘We are happy we’re able to help in especially difficult cases,’ the German Foreign Ministry told…
Please support #ShareHope’s video to stop Chechnya’s gay torture camps
Original Story from Gay Times Magazine. Some dates end differently. Over 100 men in Chechnya – a republic of Russia – have been hunted down, detained in a secret and illegal prison, and tortured. At least three men have been murdered. Authorities say they want a “complete cleansing” of gay men…