Masha Gessen | The Year Russian LGBT Persecution Defied Belief




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01 January 18
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A recent demonstration at the Russian embassy in London protested the reported crackdown on L.G.B.T. people in Chechnya. (photo: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty) 
Masha Gessen, The New Yorker 
Gessen writes: "The first story emerged in Russia about four years ago. Reports claimed that organized groups of young men were entrapping gay men, torturing them on camera, and posting the videos." 
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