,MAY #a#g1 ,9T]NATIONAL ,DAY ,AGA9/ ,HOMOPHOBIA 

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,! ,NOVAYA ,GAZETA1 A NEWSPAP] 9 OPPOSITION 9 ,RUSSIA1 HAS PUBLI%$ A S]IES ( REPORTS AB\T ,*E*NYA AB\T ! DET5TION ( DOZ5S ( M5 9 A SECRET PRISON 0DUE TO !IR NONTRADITIONAL SEXUAL ORI5TATION OR ITS SUSPICION04 ,! ,RUSSIAN NEWSPAP] WRITES ?AT REC5T WAVES ( REPRESSION HAVE L$ TO ! >RE/ ( MORE ?AN #a M5 & TO ! DEA? ( - AT LEA/ - ?REE ( !M4 

,! ATROCITIES ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN NEWSPAP] BR\<T TO ! =E HAVE NOT YET .<NOTE FROM ! TRANSLATOR 3 IT HAS BE5 S9CE.> BE5 CONFIRM$ BY 9DEP5D5T S\RCES BUT ! ,N,G,O ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,WAT* CLAIMS ?AT 9DE$ SOME?+ IS GO+ ON !RE1 BAS$ ON 9=MATION FROM RELIABLE S\RCES4 

,TANYA ,LOK%9A1 HEAD ( ,H,R,W PROGRAM 9 ,RUSSIA SAYS ?AT GIV5 ! NUMB]S ( S\RCES & ! COH]5CE ( !IRS /ORIES1 !RE CAN BE NO D\BT AB\T ! CATA/ROPHIC DEVELOPM5TS ( ! ONGO+ ANTI-GAY CAMPAIGN 9 ,*E*NYA4 

,EKAT]9A ,SOKIRIANSKAIA ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,CRISIS ,GR\P1 :O IS AN EXP]T ON ! ISSUES ( ! ,NOR?-,CAUCASUS REGION1 RECEIV$ SIMIL> CONFIRMATIONS FROM H] [N S\RCES4 

,A DIRECT SUPPORT L9E ?AT WAS ACTIVAT$ 9 ,RUSSIA = ,*E*5S BY ! ,L,G,B,T-NETWORK HAS RECEIV$ MORE ?AN T5 CALLS FROM ,*E*NYA )9 TWO WEEKS AFT] IT WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ,NOVAYA ,GAZETA4 

,! BRUTALITY ( ?IS REPRESSION %[S H[ MU* ,*E*NYA HAS BECOME ,RAMZAN ,KADYROV'S FIEF4 ,! ,*E*5 PRESID5T'S SPOKEP]SON REPLI$ TO ,NOVAYA ,GAZETA & SID !RE WAS NO GAY PEOPLE 9 ,*E*NYA AS 0IF !RE W]E SU* K9D ( P]SON 9 ,*E*NYA1 POLICE =CES W\LDN'T HAVE TO DEAL ) IT BECAUSE !IR P>5TS W\LD ALREADY HAVE S5T !M 9 A PLACE :I* ALL[S NO WAY BACK04 

,:O BELIEVES ?AT A SIMPLE 9T]V5TION FROM ,PUT9 C\LD BR+ ! ,*E*5 AU?ORITIES TO 5D ?IS P]SECUTION86 ,! ,KREML9 DEP5DS ON ,KADYROV'S PRESID5CY TO GU>ANTEE /ABILITY 9 ! REGION AS IT TRI$ TO DO SO = A LONG TIME N[4 

,ACTUALLY1 ,KADYROV HAS A P]SONAL SECURITY =CE ( AB\T #b4 PEOPLE & HIS ,REPUBLIC /RICTLY ABIDES BY A ULTRA-TRADITIONAL SOCIAL & RELIGI\S CODE ?AT IS COMPLETELY 9DEP5D5T ( ! ,RUSSIAN LAW4 ,HE ALSO DECL>$ TO BE 9 FAVOR ( POLYGAMY & HONOR CRIMES4  

 ,TALK+ AB\T HOMOSEXUALITY IS A HUGE TABOO & GAY PEOPLE >E 9VISIBLE4 ,?AT MAKES IT EV5 MORE COMPLICAT$ TO REA* !M & PROVIDE EVID5CE ( ! REPRESSION4 

@<@< ,! NEWS >RIVE TOO LATE @>@> SAYS ,IGOR ,KO*ETKOV ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,L,G,B,T-,NETWORK :O LAUN*$ A PROGRAM ( EVACUATION FROM ! REGION4 ,! ACTUAL REPRESSION C\LD BE EV5 MORE BRUTAL ?AN :AT IS DESCRIB$ BY ,NOVAYA ,GAZETA4 ,AS ,EKAT]9A ,SOKIRIANSKAIA SAYS3 0,WE'VE JU/ SE5 ! TIP ( ! ICEB]G04 

,ALT]NATIVA ,LIB]T>IA /&S 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! ,L,G,B,T COMMUNITY 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,F$]ATION1 AGA9/ >RE/S & ATTACKS 9 ,*E*NYA1 9 ,RUSSIA & 9 O!RS C\NTRIES ( ! ,F$]ATION :]E FRE$OM ( PRESS & EXPRESSION 9 PUBLIC SPACES HAVE BE5 REPRESS$ = ! ,L,G,B,T PEOPLE4 ,WE SUPPORT C\NT]-9=MATIVE WORK ON ?IS ONGO+ CASE & TRY TO PROVIDE 9=MATION AB\T ! WAY AU?ORIT>IANISM & TRADITIONALI/ NEW-RELIGI\S SPIRIT 9 ! C\NTRIES ( ! ,F$]ATION HAVE REVEAL$ BE+ A TOOL = DOM9ATION ON PEOPLE4  

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