Chechen PACE Member Suspended Over LGBTQ+ Comments
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- Category: Russia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-30 07:36 UTC
- Sources: Moscow Times
Ruslan Kutayev, a member of the Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces at PACE, was suspended after making derogatory comments about LGBTQ+ people and 'honor killings' in Chechnya.
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