At least 26 men have been killed in Russian-controlled Chechnya, according to a Russian paper.

Novaya Gazeta made the original claim that there were systemic killings of gay men, including a member of the Russian National Guard, though this is being denied. The paper originally reported that they were “aware of six secret prisons, illegal (without due process) containing hundreds of detained citizens, including those suspected of homosexual orientation.”

Right now, countries are widely ignoring visa-seeking men who want to escape the country before the situation gets worse. There has been international outcry, including from the US, but nothing is being done.

Don’t stay silent!