Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Was on the BBC last night.
Its a doc about the plight of Gays in Chechnya.
And they have it pretty bad. Nazi Germany like bad.
The doc focussed on the work of a small group of Russian activists who are operating an underground railway to get people out of that hell hole.
I think you can see it on HBO.
Chechnya is a small Muslim state which is part of Russia. It is run by some beardy twat called Ramzan Kadyrov with a rod of iron. he seems to get a free hand from Putin because he keeps a lid on terror threats whilst obviously they share certain beliefs, for example persecuting Gays.
In return Moscow pumps a lot of cash into the republic.
"Anya" was a lesbian teenager who was desperate to get out. Her uncle had found out she was gay and was blackmailing her for sex. He was threatening to tell her father who would probably kill her.
There was video footage of gays being rounded up in the street, being attacked, one girl was kicked and punched by two police officers who then brought out shears to cut her hair off.
Many people have disappeared.
It showed a world of fake IDs, safe houses and elaborate strategies to outwit the secret police.
The primary aim was to get them out of Chechnya and into Russia which is nominally a bit safer. Then they apply for asylum in the West. They are still not safe in Russia and "Anya" was "disappeared" during the film.
Last year they managed to save 151 people from Chechnya and get them to the West. Canada took 44 of them.Its the most shocking thing you will see this year.
God bless America for making this film.
Its a doc about the plight of Gays in Chechnya.
And they have it pretty bad. Nazi Germany like bad.
The doc focussed on the work of a small group of Russian activists who are operating an underground railway to get people out of that hell hole.
I think you can see it on HBO.
Chechnya is a small Muslim state which is part of Russia. It is run by some beardy twat called Ramzan Kadyrov with a rod of iron. he seems to get a free hand from Putin because he keeps a lid on terror threats whilst obviously they share certain beliefs, for example persecuting Gays.
In return Moscow pumps a lot of cash into the republic.
"Anya" was a lesbian teenager who was desperate to get out. Her uncle had found out she was gay and was blackmailing her for sex. He was threatening to tell her father who would probably kill her.
There was video footage of gays being rounded up in the street, being attacked, one girl was kicked and punched by two police officers who then brought out shears to cut her hair off.
Many people have disappeared.
It showed a world of fake IDs, safe houses and elaborate strategies to outwit the secret police.
The primary aim was to get them out of Chechnya and into Russia which is nominally a bit safer. Then they apply for asylum in the West. They are still not safe in Russia and "Anya" was "disappeared" during the film.
Last year they managed to save 151 people from Chechnya and get them to the West. Canada took 44 of them.Its the most shocking thing you will see this year.
God bless America for making this film.