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Dozens of gay men saved from purge in Chechnya by daring Russian group
The Russian LGBT Network has helped evacuate 40 gay men from Chechnya, where at least four people have been killed in a “gay purge”.
Reports last month alleged that more than 100 gay men have been detained in the purge in Chechnya with many feared dead.
Gay men are reportedly being beaten, tortured with electricity, and living with no water or food.
In a Skype interview with NPR, the Russian LGBT Network communications manager described how her organisation has set up a...