Chechnya

Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov Reportedly Hospitalized With COVID-19

He is the man behind the country's anti-LGBTQ crackdown.
05/22/2020

Survivor of Chechnya's Anti-Gay Purge on Enduring Horrific Torture

"It was so painful, you’re just screaming, that’s all you could do."
07/26/2019

LGBTQ Activists: “The U.S. Hasn’t Accepted Any Queer Immigrants From Chechnya”

"First of all, it’s not a purge, it’s a genocide."
02/18/2019

London Activists Wrap Russian Embassy in Rainbow Flag to Protest Anti-LGBTQ Purge in Chechnya

Reports of a second wave of the purge has sparked outrage and calls for justice.
01/28/2019

Activists Storm the Russian Consulate to Protest Chechnya's Gay Purge

"Queer people anywhere are responsible for queer people everywhere."
01/23/2019

U.S. State Department and European Parliament Urge Russia to Investigate Chechnya's Anti-LGBTQ Purge

The detention, torture, and killings of LGBTQ people in the region has resumed, and is getting worse.
01/18/2019

Chechnya Resumes Its Anti-LGBTQ Purge

Hundreds have reportedly gone missing, some of whom have been killed.
01/11/2019

Hillary Clinton, Human Rights Campaign Troll Trump Ahead of Putin Meeting

The HRC wants to keep eyes on Chechnya, and Hillary Clinton wants to know if Trump knows what team he's on.
07/16/2018

Tom Daley Wore A Rainbow Flag Pin To Accept A Medal In Russia

"Representing on the podium!"
05/08/2018

New Yorkers Rally Again To Protest Anti-Gay Purge In Chechnya

Voices4 supporters marked a year since news of the persecution surfaced.
04/28/2018

One Year Later, Victims Of Chechnya's Anti-Gay Purge Are Still Missing

"It would be very easy to carry out an investigation if the authorities wanted to."
04/06/2018