The President of Chechnya has vowed to eliminate the LGBT community, by the end of May.
Following the horrific details of gay men being detained, tortured and even killed, in the region, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has said that he wants to eliminate gay men by the start of Ramadan. Up to a hundred men, suspected of being gay are being held, against their wills in what some media outlets have called “concentration camps”.
Ramadan is a holy month in the Islamic faith and begins on the 26th May. Chechnya is a Muslim-majority country.
According to a Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, men, suspected of being gay, disappeared overnight in the Russian Republic of Chechnya. Previously a spokesperson for the leader of the Republic denied the reports and claimed that gay people did not exist in the region.
“Human rights groups report that these anti-gay campaigns and killings are orchestrated by the head of the Chechen republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.
“He has carried out other violent campaigns in the past, and this time he is directing his efforts at the LGBT community.
“Sources have said that he wants the community eliminated by the start of Ramadan.”
The minister added, “Such comments, attitudes and actions are absolutely beyond contemptible.”
Ramzan Kadyrov allegedly made the threats on Russian media.
Sir Alan, continued,
“Credible reports suggesting that at least four people have been killed and many have been tortured are particularly shocking,
‘”Statements by the regional government in Chechnya which appear to condone and incite violence against LGBT people are utterly despicable.”
FEARING FOR LIFE
Last week, the journalist who broke the news about Chechyna’s purge on gay men revealed she was in hiding after the news reverberates across the globe. Speaking on the Victoria Derbyshire show, Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina said that a “jihad” had been declared on her and the staff at her outlet after 15,000 people met in the biggest mosque in Chechnya and denounced the paper and journalists who published the original story.
