Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov questioned on 'gay purge' - BBC News

Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov is questioned by the BBC's Sarah Rainsford on the region's human rights record.
Human rights groups accuse Mr Kadyrov's security forces of grave abuses including the kidnap and torture of opponents and gay men.

[christianjones]

I look forward to the BBC asking the king of Saudi about gay rights.
I won't hold my

[benjaminvanderlund]

Kadyrov is the ilberals worst nightmare, a Muslim traditionalist, proud russian.

[Azzeyman]

This guy runs Chechnya. Kadyrov is the reason why Chechen Islamic fundamentalist are not killing Russians in there subways. It's either him or the mullahs. Would anyone here pick the second, I think not.

[tython]

Chechnya is not a place for gays, maybe Russia but not Chechnya

[genghiskhan]

This isn't the USA, it's Russia!

[johnwinter]

The security guards were pulling her away for her safety lmao. They knew things would go bad.

[giauscaesar]

Didn't the BBC cover up for Jimmy Saville for yrs ?

[picassomicasso]

I like how Russian politicians laugh at these silly western propagandists and their silly questions.

[amreens]

Love the Chechen leader allah protect him & his family

[marione_roma]

Thanks to Kadyrov, Chechnia is now a safe place, without terrorism, built again after war and developing a lot.

[ntuhrus]

Wait this guy fought the extremists? What were the extremists like then?

[ioannespaulus]

Fighting the gay lobby?? This man is a hero!

[sultansamiir]

thanks allah for making me a muslim enough alhamdulilah

[altier]

Long life to those Chechen people, they are strong, they are the best people there.

[aarongomori]

I love how people who report news are forced to talk like they're reading a fictional story. This is not fiction; this is real life!

[samhouston]

They were tortured in Chechnya just as bad as they were tortured in Abu Gharib and Guantanano.

[collinsosadebay]

Of all the fights in the world I’ll rather fight for poor and orphans that’s real human rights not a weird agenda

[Markov]

Sarah is completely missing point Ramzan is trying to state. It is not about some gays but about those "human rights" organizations, that are closely tied to European political funders. And concerning homosexuality itself, it is not about laws but about customs and culture. If one day you would implement laws in Chechnya, that allow LGBT organizations and same sex marriage, Chechens would go ape shit. Sarah, as journalist, should at least look into basic sociology and politology.

[troy]

We are not going to legalized homosexuality in Chahniya, sorry

[coquenomisticov]

Ramsan what do You think about homophobia???

Kadirov: Yes