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Welcome to Chechnya

Every 10 to 15 minutes someonewould storm into the cell screaming that I was gayand people...

Every 10 to 15 minutes someone
would storm into the cell screaming that I was gay
and people like me should be murdered

Full Transcript

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Every 10 to 15 minutes someone would storm into the cell
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screaming that I was gay and people like me should be murdered.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:16
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
But the detained Chechens were beaten for days on end. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
But the detained Chechens were beaten for days on end.
During my time there, there were 30 people or so. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
During my time there, there were 30 people or so.
Many were severely beaten. Many people tried to prove they weren't gay. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
Many were severely beaten. Many people tried to prove they w...
But all their attempts were useless. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
But all their attempts were useless.
I still have nightmares about that time. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
I still have nightmares about that time.
Those screams, begging for mercy - Welcome to Chechnya 00:09
Those screams, begging for mercy
I implore the government and the media to investigate this atrocity. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
I implore the government and the media to investigate this a...
I'm asking for one thing only: the triumph of justice. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
I'm asking for one thing only: the triumph of justice.
We are all human beings, we all deserve basic rights. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
We are all human beings, we all deserve basic rights.
If we just ignore this, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:08
If we just ignore this,
No one knows whose son or daughter will be taken next. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
No one knows whose son or daughter will be taken next.
The gay man who claims to have been tortured in Chechnya gave his name: - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
The gay man who claims to have been tortured in Chechnya gav...
With the help of several NGOs and the Russian LGBT Network, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:07
With the help of several NGOs and the Russian LGBT Network,
Maxim Lapunov didn't publicly disclose where in Chechnya he was tortured. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
Maxim Lapunov didn't publicly disclose where in Chechny...
(reporter 4 speaking in Russian) - Welcome to Chechnya 00:09
(reporter 4 speaking in Russian)
By showing his face, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:10
By showing his face,
We worked all the time, non-stop. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:05
We worked all the time, non-stop.
I had to leave, too. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:04
I had to leave, too.
Because my family faces great danger in Russia. - Welcome to Chechnya 00:06
Because my family faces great danger in Russia.
There is a clear threat from Chechen strongmen, - Welcome to Chechnya 00:10
There is a clear threat from Chechen strongmen,