Concentration camps are opening in Russia.
Do not let us die again, we where left once before because of a part of ourselves we canāt control.
Donāt let is die, donāt ignore our cries.
LGBT concentration camps are Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov solution to theĀ āgay problemā. This is real. This is happening right now
Here
Statement from the Russian LGBT Network:
We are grateful to everyone who contacted us and asked how they can help. What do we need now? - Help us to spread the information about the fact that the Russian LGBT Network is ready to evacuate people. Please think for whom this information can be useful. You can spread the information publicly or personally. Everyone who needs help can contact us by email or call the Hotline (8 800 555 73 74). The call is free all over Russia. - In accordance with the Russian legislation, every citizen can apply to the Investigative Committee with the demand to investigate the information about the crime published in mass media. We encourage everyone to apply (the template of the claim will be published tomorrow).
We understand that many people want to help those in need. But please remember that any uncoordinated actions can put in additional danger people in need and those who are ready to help. Therefore, we do not recommend to collect the addresses of people who are ready to provide temporarily shelter.
Be aware, that the situation with the human rights in the North Caucasus is truly difficult. Now peopleās lives are endangered and the only way to help is the evacuation. The Russian LGBT Network has the necessary resources to evacuate people, there is a team that already makes every effort to safe lives. That is why we ask everyone to share with us the information about people in need and any offers of assistance.
the highlighting was mine- donāt dm people asking if theyāre ok and if they know about this. even if you think your messaging system is secure. encryption is a two way street, and if their end is NOT secured it doesnāt really matter what your end has. especially since those arrested have had their phones confiscated, you do not want to give the authorities any more evidence. however, if you are in a position to do so, posting about it publicly will increase the odds that those who need this information see it.Ā
Shit.
This is not even the news being news, as a person who can read Russian I can sadly confirm the information. Also, seconding the reblog before mine - DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT MESSAGE PEOPLE DIRECTLY ABOUT IT. YOU CANĀ PUT THEM IN DANGER BY DOING THAT. Especially if using any Russia-based messaging app/social media.Ā Russian police are assholes they are known to confiscate things they are not allowed to confiscate and request and get the information they are not allowed to get and generally ignore the same laws they are supposedly enforcing. The less evidence they can get by legal or illegal means, the better.
There is not a lot of people from Russia subscribed to me or even a lot of just people who are subscribed to me in general, but the more information is spread about this, the better. If you know any LGBT people living in Russia or Chechnya (Especially Chechnya!) you probably should reblog this.Ā
Good thing I am not living in Russia right now.
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Hundreds of men suspected of being gay are being abducted, tortured and even killed in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya:
Russian newspapers and human rights groups report that more than 100 gay men have been detained āin connection with their non-traditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of suchā as part of a purge. Several people were also reportedly feared dead following violent raids.
Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch wrote: āFor several weeks now, a brutal campaign against LGBT people has been sweeping through Chechnya.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/04/10/chechnya-has-opened-concentration-camps-for-gay-men/
Two television reporters, a waiter, and numerous other men ranging in age from 16 to 50 have been reported missing from the state of Chechnya, in Russia.
In one instance, a 16-year-old boy was detained but reappeared later with severe injuries from being beaten.
Human rights activists in the area believe that authorities have been arresting and killing the missing men, all of whom are believed to be gay.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/04/07/british-government-calls-for-urgent-investigation-into-abhorrent-gay-purge-in-chechnya/
Also reported by:
Amnesty Internationa
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/stop-abducting-and-killing-gay-men-chechnya
Human Rights Watch: Anti-LGBT Violence in Chechnya
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/04/04/anti-lgbt-violence-chechnya
The Guardian: Chechen police āhave rounded up more than 100 suspected gay menā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/02/chechen-police-rounded-up-100-gay-men-report-russian-newspaper-chechnya
International Business Times: Chechnya detains 100 gay men in first concentration camps since the Holocaust
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chechnya-detains-100-gay-men-first-concentration-camps-since-holocaust-1616363
Thereās also a petition HERE, but I donāt imagine that that will change something.Ā
Reblogging again for more information because it is really better to be informed about those things.
