12 May 2017, 09:37
In Moscow, five supporters of Chechen gays released
In Moscow, after drawing up the protocols on violation of the rules of holding a public action, staff members of the "Tverskoy" OVD (Interior Division) released five activists who tried to pass to the General Prosecutor's Office signed demands to investigate the cases of harassment of gays in Chechnya.
On April 1, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reported about mass detentions in Chechnya of men suspected of unconventional sexual orientation. Later, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reported with reference to gays persecuted in Chechnya that in Argun, a "secret prison" had been arranged for people with unconventional sexual orientation. According to the "Radio Liberty", another similar prison, where members of sexual minorities are beaten and humiliated, is located in the Chechen village of Tsotsi-Yurt.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 11, in Moscow, five activists were detained on suspicion of holding an unsanctioned public action, including Marina Dedales, Alexandra Alekseeva, Nikita Safronov, Valentina Dekhtyarenko, and Italian citizen Yuri Guaiana.
All five detainees were released from the "Tverskoy" OVD after the protocols had been drawn up, the "OVD-Info" reported on May 11.
According to Nikita Safronov, they were not questioned, and a USB flash drive with petitions and signatures was not seized. "We still plan to hand it over to the General Prosecutor's Office," said the activist.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
