The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned several Chechen officials and a law enforcement agency in relation to a new wave of persecution of gay men in the southern Russian Republic: Abuzayed Vismuradov, the Terek Special Rapid Response Team (a special division of first responders), Sergey Leonidovich Kossiev, Ruslan Geremeyev. Radio Free Europe reports: ‘The … Continue reading U.S. Sanctions Chechen Officials Responsible for Torture and Detention of Gay Men