Chechnya: Daughter seeks criminal charges over ‘gay exorcism’
An LGBT Chechen woman is seeking criminal charges against her parents and a psychiatric hospital over attempted exorcisms…
Renewed attacks on gay Chechens and their rescuers
Gay men and LGBT activists are again under attack in Chechnya and elsewhere in Russia.
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…
‘Gays or Putin’: Russia convicts teen of ‘gay propaganda’
A Russian teenage was found guilty this week of “propaganda of homosexuality among minors” and fined 50,000 rubles,…
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…
When gay-bashing hits World Cup fans, here’s who to call
LGBT rights groups in Russia have set up hotlines to help visiting World Cup fans who run into…
$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…