COMMENT | We need to talk about Chechnya
We need to talk more about Chechnya.
FILM REVIEW | Welcome to Chechnya – A must see documentary
David France is quickly becoming one of the best documentary filmmakers of our generation. In 2012 he brought us the riveting How to Survive a Plague – about the early […]
Heartbreaking stories emerge from the “gay purge” in Chechnya
A new “gay purge” is reportedly underway in Chechnya, as new stories emerge of the horrid and violence levied against LGBT+ people in the region. Working as slaves, daily beatings […]
US blacklists Chechen leader Kadyrov, 4 others for human rights abuses, corruption
The United States on Tuesday slapped financial sanctions on Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, accusing him overseeing a systematic campaign of deadly repression, the Treasury Department announced. The US also imposed […]
TIMELINE: What is happening to gay men in Chechnya?
The world was alerted to a horrifying assault on gay men in Chechnya in April 2017. This is how the story unfolded. The story of the abduction, torture and killing […]
Chechen President: Eliminate All Gay Men By Ramadan
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 […]