Chechen Authorities Send Threats To Journalists Reporting On Gay Concentration Camps

Leaders in Chechnya are now threatening journalists who attempt to report on the concentration camps for gay men that have been formed in the Russian republic. Novaya Gazeta, the publication that first broke the news of gay men being detained and tortured in the region, issued a statement saying it now fears for the safety of its employees. Two days after news of the concentration camps first made headlines, Chechen authorities, Islamic scholars and public opinion leaders held...
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