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Activists say Chechnya has resumed its ‘purge’ of gay men

Activists in Russia have said that Chechen authorities have re-started the detaining of gay and bi men following on from a "gay purge" this year.

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Four people have just been imprisoned for homosexuality in Egypt

They will spend three years in jail.

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Egyptian police use Grindr to lure gay men to hotel rooms

Police in Egypt are using gay app Grindr to lure gay and bisexual men to hotel rooms to arrest them.

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Activists say Chechnya has resumed its ‘purge’ of gay men

Activists in Russia have said that Chechen authorities have re-started the detaining of gay and bi men following on from a "gay purge" this year.

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Four people have just been imprisoned for homosexuality in Egypt

They will spend three years in jail.

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Egyptian police use Grindr to lure gay men to hotel rooms

Police in Egypt are using gay app Grindr to lure gay and bisexual men to hotel rooms to arrest them.

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Russian teenager persecuted under anti-gay propaganda law for ‘posting pictures’

The first minor to be persecuted under Russia's anti-gay propaganda law.

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First minor prosecuted under Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law appeals fine

He was fined £600 for making "gay propaganda" posts.

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Chechnya anti-gay purge: ’40 gay people detained, two dead’

The Chechen authorities have resumed their anti-gay purge, LGBT+ activists in the region have said, denouncing the detention of at least 40 gay men and women in the past month. Two people have also...

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Chechnya anti-gay purge: LGBT activists file criminal complaint amid threats

Activists at the Russian LGBT Network, the group that denounced the apparent resurgence of the Chechnya anti-gay purge, have filed a criminal complaint demanding an investigation into the latest...

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Gay men in Chechnya tortured in renewed anti-gay crackdown

Gay men in Chechnya have been illegally detained, beaten and humiliated by police in a renewed anti-gay crackdown, according to a new report. Four men who spoke to Human Rights Watch from Chechnya...

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Activists say Chechnya has resumed its ‘purge’ of gay men

Activists in Russia have said that Chechen authorities have re-started the detaining of gay and bi men following on from a “gay purge” this year. The disturbing reports from earlier this year alleged...

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Four people have just been imprisoned for homosexuality in Egypt

Four people have been imprisoned for homosexuality in Egypt. The Haram Misdemeanour Court sentenced the defendants to three years in prison on Saturday, for acts which were “inconsistent with public...

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Egyptian police use Grindr to lure gay men to hotel rooms

Police in Egypt are using gay app Grindr to lure gay and bisexual men to hotel rooms to arrest them. Dalia Abdel-Hameed, a gender rights researcher with the Egyptian Initative for Personal Rights...

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Russian teenager persecuted under anti-gay propaganda law for ‘posting pictures’

A teenager has been found guilty and fined 50,000 rubes (£600) under Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law. 16-year-old Maxim Neverov, was charged with “propaganda of homosexuality among minors”, for...

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First minor prosecuted under Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law appeals fine

The first minor to be prosecuted under Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law has appealed his fine.  Maxim Neverov, 16, was found guilty of “promoting non-traditional sexual relationship among minors” and...

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Chechnya anti-gay purge: ’40 gay people detained, two dead’

The Chechen authorities have resumed their anti-gay purge, LGBT+ activists in the region have said, denouncing the detention of at least 40 gay men and women in the past month. Two people have also...

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Chechnya anti-gay purge: LGBT activists file criminal complaint amid threats

Activists at the Russian LGBT Network, the group that denounced the apparent resurgence of the Chechnya anti-gay purge, have filed a criminal complaint demanding an investigation into the latest...

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Gay men in Chechnya tortured in renewed anti-gay crackdown

Gay men in Chechnya have been illegally detained, beaten and humiliated by police in a renewed anti-gay crackdown, according to a new report. Four men who spoke to Human Rights Watch from Chechnya...

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