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Eugene

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Thu May 11, 2017, 08:14 PM May 2017

LGBT activists arrested in Moscow after demanding investigation of alleged torture of gay men in Che

Source: ABC News

Five LGBT activists have been arrested in Moscow as they tried to deliver a petition calling on Russian authorities to investigate the alleged detention and torture of dozens of gay men in Chechnya.

One of the activists from the group LGBT Network, Nikita Safranov, speaking to ABC News from inside the police station where he and the four others were being detained, said they were arrested today while walking toward the offices of Russia’s Prosecutor General in central Moscow.

The group was carrying large stacks of boxes stamped with the words “Justice for the Chechen 100” and filled with copies of the petition. Safranov said they expected to be charged with staging an unsanctioned demonstration.

The group's petition, which was launched on Change.org, calls for Russia’s prosecutor to investigate recent reports that over 100 men have been kidnapped and tortured by authorities in Chechnya as part of an alleged organized roundup targeting the gay community there.

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Full title: LGBT activists arrested in Moscow after demanding investigation of alleged torture of gay men in Chechnya

By PATRICK REEVELL MOSCOW — May 11, 2017, 3:11 PM ET

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LGBT activists arrested in Moscow after demanding investigation of alleged torture of gay men in Che (Original Post) Eugene May 2017 OP
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #1
Brave. JudyM May 2017 #2
If they tried this is Grozny they would be lynched. AngryAmish May 2017 #3
But Putin promised an investigation ProudLib72 May 2017 #4
Good for them. Behind the Aegis May 2017 #5
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