Russian Pop Star Zelimkhan Bakaev, Tortured and Killed In Chechnya Anti-Gay Roundup

[chiirbii]

 

Sources are reporting that Russian singer Zelimkhan Bakaev was arrested, tortured, and murdered by by Chechen authorities due to suspicion of homosexuality.â€

 

Bakaev was last seen on August 8 in Grozny, where he had come from Moscow for his sister’s wedding

 

Bakaev’s Instagram account has mysteriously been deleted, but a small Twitter account in his name remains active, offering no recent updates. Earlier this week, Igor Kocketkovof the Russian LGBT Network made a statement to the media that touched on the disappearance, saying:

 

“At the end of August, we received confirmation of our earlier presumption that [bakaev] was detained by Chechen authorities due to suspicion of homosexuality.â€

 

A source close to activists in the region have stated that  Bakaev, 26, was tortured to death. “He arrived in Grozny and was picked up by police within three hours,†they claimed. “Within ten hours he was murdered.â€

 

Earlier this week, Maxim Lapunov became the first victim of Chechnya’s ‘gay purge’ to come forward publicly with claims of abuse at the hands of authorities.

 

Igor Kocketkov claimed in Monday’s press conference that other individuals in Chechnya’s entertainment industry were subjected to “torture†as the authorities attempted to gain information on Bakayev.

 

Our hearts break for the family and friends of Zelimkhan Bakaev and to the LGBT community of Russia and Chechnya.  

 

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[WINTER VELVET]

RIP

 

things like these shouldnt happen

[holahuz]

omgg RIP

[youtrieditduh]

so sad rip

[atwork]

is gay not allowed in Russia wtf ?? 

[strawcake]

There is no official confirmation that he is dead... Btw, he is not really a Russian pop star, he mainly had some popularity in Chechnya. 

[breynika]

rip

[Thigh-high feminist]

That is so beyond fucked up. RIP angel.😭

[abra]

RIP

[chishic]

He is still missing !  This is really disturbing, but his death hasn't been confirmed by anyone.  

Everyone is still hoping that he is alive.

Honestly this is strange russian medias were the first to write about his disparition so I doubt that this site have more information about him. I'm checking the main page of some opposition sites, we will see if they publish something about that ( they were the main sources of information) 

[LisaVandercunt]

This is why everyone hates Russians. The fact that shit like this happens and that people are literally being hunted is insane! 

[strawcake]

This is why everyone hates Russians. The fact that shit like this happens and that people are literally being hunted is insane! 

When Chechens were blowing up Russians, they were called freedom fighters by some countries in the West, some Chechen terrorists were given asylum....Now when Chechnya is more peaceful compared to 20 years ago, Chechens are called monsters cause they're allegedly persecuting gays....But they weren't monsters when they were killing Russians...If Russia tried to make Chechnya more secular, I guess people would complain that Russia is not giving them freedom of religion. The point is you have to emphasize that it is always the Russians who are at fault.              

[Ulmicola]

Another victory of Holy Russia against the degenerate Western imperialist powers and their homosexual lackeys. /s

 

No, seriously, this shit's getting out of control. Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of Chechnya, is basically a modern feudal overlord who's been given permission by Putin to do whatever he wants in his own republic as long as he stays loyal to Moscow - Chechnya has had independentist and Muslim fundamentalist tendencies since the fall of the USSR - and this is the result.

 

And what's worse, nothing of what's happening in Chechnya is something the Russian government wouldn't do if they could get away with it without causing a serious international crisis. 

[Putin oppa]

 

And what's worse, nothing of what's happening in Chechnya is something the Russian government wouldn't do if they could get away with it without causing a serious international crisis. 

mhhm, sure dear))

[Solfa]

is gay not allowed in Russia wtf ??

 

Yes. Where have you been all this time? Violence, includig murder, against LGBT is tolerated among autthorities, and Chechnya is the worst when it comes to this because of the concentration camps.

[Putin oppa]

is gay not allowed in Russia wtf ?? 

tf? 

Gay is allowed

Gay propaganda among minors - no

This is from legal pov, and that's all that matters

[LisaVandercunt]

I see that my reply has been removed by the mods. 

Good to know that y'all are pieces of shit too. 

[Gj gf jfdhsvsb]

tf?

Gay is allowed

Gay propaganda among minors - no

This is from legal pov, and that's all that matters

>Gay propoganda

[Ulmicola]

tf? 

Gay is allowed

Gay propaganda among minors - no

This is from legal pov, and that's all that matters

 

There is no such thing as "gay propaganda", only excuses to shit on people who happen to want to fuck other people of their own gender.

 

Putin seems like an extreme closet case to me, really. Kind of like those conservative politicians in the US that are eventually found out snorting cocaine out of the well toned backside of a strapping young man of Honduran descent. 

[Gj gf jfdhsvsb]

There is no such thing as "gay propaganda", only excuses to shit on people who happen to want to fuck other people of their own gender.

 

Putin seems like an extreme closet case to me, really. Kind of like those conservative politicians in the US that are eventually found out snorting cocaine out of the well toned backside of a strapping young man of Honduran descent.

Not sure how fighting homophobia with homophobia is helpful but go off I guess

[chiirbii]

tf? 

Gay is allowed

Gay propaganda among minors - no

This is from legal pov, and that's all that matters

That legal POV leads to a culture that empowers homophobes.