Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

Inside the Russian Republic's deadly war on gays

This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.

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Maxim Lapunov

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Olga Baranova

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David Isteev

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Vladimir Putin

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Ramzan Kadyrov

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Zelim Bakaev

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