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The disappearance highlights ongoing persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya.
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LGBT people in Chechnya fear brutal persecution at the hands of government: Part 1
In Chechnya, LGBT people share their stories of being abducted and tortured, often hiding their sexuality from their own family. The police say the idea that gay people exist in Chechnya is an insult.Vladimir Smirnov/TASS via Getty Images, FILE
A Russian LGBT rights group says two young men it helped escape Chechnya have been kidnapped from a safe house in central Russia by Chechen security forces and returned to the region against their will, where they could face torture.