Police in the predominantly Muslim republic allegedly rounded up more than 100 gay men and killed at least threeIn the face of growing international concern approximately reported detentions and killings of gay men in Chechnya, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says the Kremlin does not have confirmed information on the targeted violence.
The respected Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported this month that police in the predominantly Muslim republic rounded up more than 100 men suspected of homosexuality and that at least three of them have been killed. Related: Journalists dread reprisals for exposing purge of gay men in Chechnya Related: Chechens inform of prison beatings and electric shocks in anti-gay purge: ‘They called us animals’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com