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Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in April and denied reports that gay men were being targeted or mistreated. (Alexei Druzhinin/AP)
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'They Told Me I Wasn't A Human Being,' Says Gay Man In Chechnya
Two gay men tell NPR they were kidnapped, beaten and interrogated in Chechnya before they were able to find refuge in Moscow. Human Rights Watch warns that Chechnya is conducting an “anti-gay purge.”
By Gabriela Saldivia  and Natalie Winston