Renewed attacks on gay Chechens and their rescuers
Gay men and LGBT activists are again under attack in Chechnya and elsewhere in Russia.
Chechnya: Islam + tribal honor = danger for gays
In Chechnya, traditional leaders feel threatened by society’s free access to information online, by empowered and independent women,…
Chechnya resumes its anti-gay purge
The anti-gay crackdown is under way again in Chechnya, with activists and journalists reporting that dozens of gay…
Updates: Liberia, Jamaica, Chechnya, Russia/Norway
A campaign to reduce anti-gay and anti-HIV+ stigma in West Africa, an Inter-American case against Jamaica’s sodomy law,…
Attempted abduction of gay Chechen refugee in St. Petersburg
For gay Chechens, escaping from Chechnya doesn’t guarantee safety from Chechnya’s purge of its LGBT citizens. The Russian…
Russia: 150 attend LGBT rally despite hurdles and bans
The Russian LGBT+ rights group Coming Out succeeded in holding its 10th annual celebration of the International Day…
Homophobes of the Week: Cameroon’s baton-swinging police
Gendarmes in Cameroon won the dishonor of being selected as Homophobes of the Week by launching a gay-hunting…
Lesbian endures Islamic exorcism, flees from Chechnya
A young Chechen lesbian was subjected to an Islamic “exorcism” recently at the insistence of her family, who…
$5,500 per rescue from Chechnya, and more is needed
The Russian LGBT Network released an accounting of the work they have undertaken to rescue and resettle victims of the…
Europe demands probe of mass arrests in Chechnya
Chechnya’s brutal attacks, arrests and detentions imposed on its LGBTI citizens have fallen out of the news, but…