$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…
Chechen singer vanishes; victim of anti-gay purge?
Chechen pop singer Zelim Bakaev, who is feared to have fallen victim to Chechnya’s anti-gay purge, has been…
Canada welcomes 22 to 31 gay Chechen refugees
Almost two dozen gay Chechens, or more, have found refuge in Canada under a program developed by the…
Many bash Russia for Chechen abuses; few help gay victims
Many countries condemned last spring’s homophobic and murderous anti-gay crackdown in Chechnya, but only five countries have offered…
Chechnya's anti-gay crackdown resumes, activist says
After Ramadan ended on June 24, Chechnya again started arresting its LGBT citizens, says Igor Kochetkov of the…
$300,000 to rescue LGBT Chechens; next event: Hong Kong
LGBTI rights supporters have raised $300,000 or more to help Chechens whose lives are in danger because a…
'A miracle happened': 300 rally for LGBT rights in St. Petersburg
Police in St. Petersburg, Russia, gave LGBT demonstrators a pleasant surprise: In contrast to previous years’ harassment, police…
200 anti-LGBT arrests on four continents
About 200 LGBT people worldwide have been arrested in recent weeks in anti-LGBT police actions in southeastern Europe,…
Chechnya: Where making a call could cost your life
In the intensely homophobic Russian republic of Chechnya, what began as a minor drug arrest escalated into mass…
Chechnya threatens journalists for reporting mass arrests
LGBT people aren’t the only ones who are at risk of official violence in Chechnya. Chechen leaders have…