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January 16, 2019

Chechnya: Activists Say Lesbians and Gays Face Torture, Death
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In Russia, LGBTQ activists are warning of a new crackdown on gays and
lesbians, with at least 40 people arrested in December and reports of
two people who were tortured to death. Chechen officials have denied the
reports, which are based on interviews of victims by the Associated
Press and other outlets. In 2017, human rights groups said as many as
100 people, mainly gay young men, were swept up by police and tortured
in what was labeled a "gay pogrom" carried out by Chechen officials.


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