Close the gay concentration camp
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To President Putin and all Russian authorities:

As concerned citizens from around the world, we strongly urge you to close the gay prison camps, to stop the crackdown on homosexuals in Chechnya, and to uphold the values of justice and tolerance.
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To President Putin and all Russian authorities:
"As concerned citizens from around the world, we strongly urge you to close the gay prison camps, to stop the crackdown on homosexuals in Chechnya, and to uphold the values of justice and tolerance."
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Chechnya has opened the world’s first concentration camp just for gay people and it's as horrific as it sounds. Men are being electrocuted, tortured until they reveal names of other gay people, and beaten so badly that some have died.

This is the first time we’ve seen a camp like this since the Nazis. It’s both terribly upsetting and infuriating, but there's a plan to stop it.

Avaaz will amplify the call of brave local activists in the media and use our massive global outcry to force an end to the crackdown. Sign the petition and tell everyone - let’s get to one million.

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