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After Massive Persecution in 2017, a New Crackdown on LGBTQ People in Chechnya May Be Underway

Two years after the massive persecution of sexual minorities, a new crackdown on LGBTQ people in Russiaā€™s Chechnya region appears to be in the making. In January, two queer people were killed and nearly forty detained, as reported by the Guardian. The cause of death was allegedly police torture.

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