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 Russias 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 Russias 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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RKP5637
(67,030 posts)We should've done that at the WH yesterday...
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Bad hombres in Chechnya.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)They should not have had to deliver a petition.
Behind the Aegis
(53,823 posts)Hopefully, they will survive.