Chechen leaders facing charges of ‘crimes against humanity’
Five high-ranking politicians in Chechyna are being charged with crimes against humanity.
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Russia intensifies crackdown on same-sex marriage
Vladimir Putin has signed a series of constitutional amendments to intensify the crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in the country
Update: Chechen court rules abduction of gay refugees is legal
A court in the Russian region of Chechnya has ruled that it was legal for police to abduct two gay refugees and return them to Chechen authorities.
Two men kidnapped by Chechen security forces
Two young men have been kidnapped from safe housing in Russia after fleeing Chechnya due to anti-LGBTQ+ hostility.
UK places sanctions on Chechnya leaders
The UK government has placed strict sanctions on three top officials from Chechnya, Russia, who were charged with torturing LGBTQ+ people.
Four arrested after decorating Russian government buildings with rainbow flags
Four members of Russian feminist collective and punk rock art group, Pussy Riot, have arrested after decorating government buildings with LGBTQ+ flags on Vladimir Putin’s birthday.
Russia surveilling students for online LGBTQ+ activity
The Russian LGBT Network has reported teachers are told to gather information about their student’s online activity to ensure they are not engaging with LGBTQ+ content.