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Gay men are fleeing brutal persecution in Chechnya, where police are holding more than 100 people and torturing some of them in an anti-gay crackdown, Russian activists say.
The mainly Muslim region is run by Ramzan Kadyrov, an authoritarian leader with a notorious private militia, fiercely loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Torture is going on with electric shocks, beatings with cables. All the people arrested are homosexual men or perceived as being gay," she said. Three deaths have been reported.
Despite appeals to the Russian authorities to stop the abuses, no action has been taken, she complained.
Kadyrov spokesman Alvi Karimov denied the alleged persecution.
"You can't detain and repress people who simply don't exist in the republic," he said.
originally posted by: knowledgehunter0986
Kinda reminds me of Star Wars, this is what the real republic looks like. I wonder where that leaves Mr.Trump?
originally posted by: Snarl
originally posted by: knowledgehunter0986
Kinda reminds me of Star Wars, this is what the real republic looks like. I wonder where that leaves Mr.Trump?
Maybe he's watching and taking notes. He seems to be a pretty fast learner to me.