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Helping those who fight for life and freedom

We help LGBTIQ+ people and their families who are facing mortal danger in the North Caucasus, Russia

What has been done

people were provided with help
759
were assisted in leaving the region
373
granted asylum
317

This statistics does not include family members of applicants as well as people suspected in being a part of LGBTIQ+ community.

NC SOS Crisis Group

Who we are?

We are human rights activists project that helps LGBTIQ+ people and their families who are pursued and harassed in the North Caucasus.

Details

How to apply for help?

If you or anyone in your surrounding faces violence connected with one’s gender or sexual identity, or if you want to report on violation of human rights in the North Caucasus, feel free to contact us.

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“She Knew They Would Start Looking for Her.” A Friend of a Missing Chechen Seda Suleimanova on Friendship, ‘Honor Killings’, and Runaway Women from the North Caucasus

In August, a year had passed since Seda Suleimanova’s disappearance—a Chechen young woman who fled from her family only to…
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Father from ISIS, jinn exorcism, and escape from Russia. The story of Sara Bibulatova

Sara Bibulatova was born in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, but her passport indicates Grozny as her birthplace. The date of…
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A 26-year-old Chechen woman might have become a victim of an ‘honour killing’

Seda Suleymanova, a 26-year-old native of Chechnya, may have been killed by her family, as reported to the NC SOS…
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A Chechen gay man escapes Russia after being detained and missing for three months

Rizvan Dadaev from Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, was detained by the police in July of 2022 due to his…
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From Taxi Drivers to Mercenaries: How Chechen Authorities Conscript Citizens for Ukraine’s War

The war in Ukraine has a unique impact on the closest region in Russia. Chechnya, a republic in the North…
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Inhuman operations still being carried out in Russia: what do we know about so-called «female circumcision»?

In Russia, the problem of violence against women is much more serious than in many European countries: every fifth woman…
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Dutch foreign minister speaks out on Arsamikov’s arrest

Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra commented on the arrest of Idris Arsamikov on Twitter. «I am deeply worried about the…
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