Posted: May 15, 2017 7:10 pm
Quite right, well spotted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chechnya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chechnya
Although Chechnya returned to Russian direct rule in 2000, it retains some autonomy, and current leader Ramzan Kadyrov "has brought Islam to the fore of Chechnya's daily life, and gay people who reveal their sexuality are often discriminated against and shunned by their families.
Ramzan Kadyrov has encouraged extrajudicial killings by family members as an alternative to law enforcement – in some cases, gay men in prison have been released early specifically to enable their murder by relatives.