On Thursday 18 May, MEPs urged the authorities of Chechnya to stop the campaign of persecuting "men perceived as being gay", and to immediately release those who are still detained.
In a joint resolution from the S&D, ECR, Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL, ALDE and EPP groups, MEPs call on the Chechen and Russian authorities to ensure the legal and physical protection of victims, human rights defenders and journalists who have worked on this issue.
The European Parliament also condemns all the...