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Human rights activists took 40 gays from Chechnya in a month and a half
Since the beginning of April, more than 40 gays left Chechnya, fearing persecution. This was reported to the “Real Affairs” by the chairman of the “Russian LGBT network” Igor Kochetkov.
According to him, from the moment of the publication of the article of Novaya Gazeta, more than 80 people turned to the organization for help for help. Half of them “Rossiyskaya LGBT network” helped to go beyond the borders of Chechnya, Kochetkov explained.
“I can say that today 9 people from those we took out have left Russia. That is, the process of their evacuation from Russia, which is absolutely necessary, has begun, and this also pleases us, ”he said.
At the same time, Kochetkov added that "the issue of obtaining visas is moving with a great creak."
As it became known on May 17, Lithuania issued visas to two homosexuals who were persecuted in Chechnya. The day before, it was reported that LGBT analysis from France filed a lawsuit against the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov in the International Criminal Court. Kadyrov was accused of involvement in the genocide and called the creator of the torture camps to destroy homosexuals.
In early April, New Gazeta published several materials on the persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya and “secret prisons” for gays. The leadership of the republic rejected this information. In particular, the press secretary of the head of Chechnya Alvi Karimov said that "it is impossible to detain and oppress the one who simply is not in the republic." Kadyrov called the articles “provocative”.
The Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova checked the information of Novaya Gazeta, but did not find confirmation to her. She received the names and surnames of the victims on May 16, after which she sent them for verification in the UK.