Tag: Igor Kochetkov
Russia: Chechnya Gay Purge Responders Threatened
Russian authorities should urgently and effectively investigate the break-in at the home of an LGBT rights activist and the death threats he and his colleagues have received, Human Rights Watch said today.
Russia: New Anti-Gay Crackdown in Chechnya
Police in Chechnya have carried out a new round of unlawful detentions, beatings, and humiliation of men they presume to be gay or bisexual, Human Rights Watch said today.
Russia: New Wave of Anti-LGBT Persecution
Russian authorities should investigate allegations of a new wave of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persecution in Chechnya and take steps to protect rights defenders and journalists who expose abuses there, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
Popular Singer, Zelimkhan Bakayev, Believed To Be Victim Of Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Purge
Zelimkhan Bakayev was last seen on August 8 in Chechnya.
Obama to meet gay activists on G20 visit
US President Barack Obama will meet gay rights activists while he is in Russia for the G20 summit.