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Reporter:
A group of LGBT activists demanded a meeting
with Moscow's prosecutor, armed with
two million signatures, a petition calling on the
Kremlin to investigate claims of a violent crackdown
on gays in Chechnya. But before they could
deliver their petitions, they were arrested for
protesting without permission. Putin uses homophobia
and "traditional values" as tools to consolidate his power
A group of LGBT activists demanded a meeting
with Moscow's prosecutor, armed with
two million signatures, a petition calling on the
Kremlin to investigate claims of a violent crackdown
on gays in Chechnya. But before they could
deliver their petitions, they were arrested for
protesting without permission. Putin uses homophobia
and "traditional values" as tools to consolidate his power
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Reporter:
A group of LGBT activists
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demanded a meeting
with Moscow's prosecutor,
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armed with
two million signatures,
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a petition calling on the
Kremlin to investigate claims
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of a violent crackdown
on gays in Chechnya.
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But before they could
deliver their petitions,
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they were arrested for
protesting without permission.
00:00:17.001 --> 00:00:20.419
Putin uses homophobia
and "traditional values"
00:00:20.054 --> 00:00:22.499
as tools to consolidate his power.
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Movie Summary
A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.
