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Milo Yiannopoulos brings us this disturbing tidbit:
A gay man from Chechnya, Russia has spoken out, providing some troubling details related to the the majority-Muslim province's effort to eliminate the LGBTQ community entirely.
According to Metro.co.uk's Charles White, many gay men living in Chechnya fear the government will "eliminate" them by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The government is reportedly hoarding[sic] the gay men into "concentration camps" where some may have been killed.
According to Breitbart, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) spoke with several gay victims of oppression who have managed to escape Chechnya. What they've revealed is that not only are gay men in the region afraid of persecution from authority.
They're also scared of "honor killings" by family members looking to punish them for shaming their family name. This fear follows the individuals even after they've left Chechnya, where the bulk of the atrocities appears to be occurring.
"If any of my relatives realize I'm gay, they won't hesitate a minute before killing me," said one 28-year-old victim according to the outlet. "And if they don't do it, they will get killed themselves for failing to uphold the family honor."
[Ed. note: See also this fascinating background article on the apparent cause of this recent pogrom in Chechnya. Hat tip to n1 for providing this link.]
I know it's not our usual fare but some things just need brought out in the open; see what Iran is up to.
(Score: 2, Touché) by EvilSS on Wednesday April 26 2017, @02:06PM (4 children)
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 26 2017, @03:08PM (3 children)
Can't it be both things at once?
I'm glad that, in this moment, more people are becoming sympathetic to the plight of homosexuals in less civilized parts of the world.
But like I said in a longwinded way in a longer comment below, it's not something that should engender trust. They absolutely are not sincere with the concern they're showing.
But we can join them, in this moment, while circumstances are such, and denounce people who, for whatever reason, blatantly disregard human rights.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by EvilSS on Wednesday April 26 2017, @04:46PM
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 26 2017, @05:48PM (1 child)
But we can join them, in this moment, while circumstances are such, and denounce people who, for whatever reason, blatantly disregard human rights.
Ironically that is exactly what happened in the Iranian revolution.
The students made common cause with the zealots, they figured they both wanted the Shaw out so they joined them in the moment.
And once the Shaw was out, the zealots quickly turned on the students and crushed them.
And now Iran is much worse off than it was under the Shaw who was a pretty shitty guy himself.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 27 2017, @05:37AM
both wanted the Shaw out
Would that have been "George Bernard Shaw"? Or did you mean the "Shah" of Iran, a CIA puppet? My God, can no one on this cite spell anymore? It's almost like SN has been taken over by alt-right dangerous faggot Bannons and Brietbarfs who do not have enough education, have only heard things and try to spell them Phonecionly, like the Phonecians did.