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Gay Chechen refugee arrested in Moscow, amid fears he’ll be tortured

A 28-year-old gay Chechen refugee was arrested Wednesday at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport as he tried to return to the Netherlands, according to Russian LGBTQ+ advocacy group SK SOS. read more

Gay Chechen refugee physically threatened in Toronto

Two gay men from Chechnya embrace one another in a safe house in Moscow in April. From June through August, 31 persecuted gay Chechen men were spirited to Canada via a secret underground railroad ... read more

Gay man from Chechnya who was tortured in a police station finally escaped Russia

In 2021, two young gay men who escaped from Chechnya after being tortured were caught by Russian police and returned to Chechen custody, the Russia LGBT Network reported. The pair were forced to ... read more

Gay and bi men in Chechnya need your help. Here are some options. - Slate Magazine

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov takes a photo with the chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matviyenko on December 27, 2016. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images ... read more

Chechen gay men hopeful of finding refuge in five countries

Chechen gay men hopeful of finding refuge in five countries. Published. 19 May 2017. Share. close panel. ... The men would have to leave Russia to apply for refugee status in the US. read more

Persecuted in Chechnya, gay refugees face new struggles in Canada

Organizations helping traumatized gay Chechen refugees adapt to their new life in Canada are appealing to Ottawa and fellow Canadians for help. "They're struggling," said Helen Kennedy, executive ... read more

Canada quietly accepts gay refugees escaping violent crackdown in Chechnya - The Telegraph

Canada has quietly accepted 22 gay men and women from Chechnya since the end of June, amid a crackdown on the LGBT community in the conservative Muslim region.. Rainbow Railroad, a Toronto-based ... read more

Chechen Refugee Vows To Sue Over Report He Was Caught Up In 'Gay Purge' - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

A Chechen man mentioned by name in a Novaya gazeta article about the alleged persecution of gay men by Chechen security forces plans to sue the paper for defamation. read more