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Chechnya: Two escaped gay men sent back by Russian police
Source: BBC
Chechnya: Escaped gay men sent back by Russian police
6 February 2021
Two gay Chechen men who fled to Russia after allegedly being tortured have been returned to Chechnya and are in "mortal danger", a rights group says.
The Russian LGBT Network said Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isayev had been seized and returned by Russian police.
The group said it helped the men escape to Russia last year to avoid arrest by Chechen police, officially for running an opposition Telegram channel.
The two men said they were tortured and forced to record a video apology.
Now the Russian LGBT Network says the pair were apprehended on Thursday by Russian police at their apartment in Nizhny Novgorod, 450km (280 miles) east of Moscow.
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6 February 2021
Two gay Chechen men who fled to Russia after allegedly being tortured have been returned to Chechnya and are in "mortal danger", a rights group says.
The Russian LGBT Network said Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isayev had been seized and returned by Russian police.
The group said it helped the men escape to Russia last year to avoid arrest by Chechen police, officially for running an opposition Telegram channel.
The two men said they were tortured and forced to record a video apology.
Now the Russian LGBT Network says the pair were apprehended on Thursday by Russian police at their apartment in Nizhny Novgorod, 450km (280 miles) east of Moscow.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55963898