This is Putin's Russia.
Neo Nazis in the country have been advised by a top-ranking
supremacist to create fake profiles on VK.com (a popular Russian social
network) and lure in gay male teens for torture.
Spectrum Human Rights Alliance has more on the continued deterioration in Russia:
Infamous Russian ultranationalist and
former skin head, Maxim Martsinkevich, known under the nickname
"Cleaver" (or "Tesak" in Russian) spearheaded a country wide campaign
against LGBT teens using a popular social network VK.com to lure
unsuspected victims through personal ads.
Mr. Martsinkevich's numerous and enthusiastic followers started two projects: "Occupy Pedophilyaj" and "Occupy Gerontilyaj". Allegedly they are trying to identify and report pedophiles using these "movements".
Mr. Martsinkevich's numerous and enthusiastic followers started two projects: "Occupy Pedophilyaj" and "Occupy Gerontilyaj". Allegedly they are trying to identify and report pedophiles using these "movements".
In reality, over 500 online groups have
been created inside VK.com social network in order to organize illegal
militant groups in every Russian city. Oddly enough their idea of
fighting pedophiles targets exclusively male teenagers who respond to
the same-sex personal ads and show up for a date. Captured victims are
bullied and often tortured while being recorded on video.
These self-proclaimed "crime fighters" perform their actions under the broad day light, often outside and clearly visible to general public that indifferently passes by or even commend them. Video recordings of bullying and tortures are freely distributed on the Internet in order to out LGBT teens to their respective schools, parents and friends. Many victims were driven to suicides, the rest are deeply traumatized.
So far Russian police took no action against these "movements" even though Russian criminal code was clearly violated and despite numerous complaints from parents, victims and LGBT activists.
Social network VK.com intermittently shuts down selected groups and profiles only to allow them to be re-open on the next day.
Currently, the founder of VK.com, Pavel Durov, resides in the US and so far has not released any comments.
These self-proclaimed "crime fighters" perform their actions under the broad day light, often outside and clearly visible to general public that indifferently passes by or even commend them. Video recordings of bullying and tortures are freely distributed on the Internet in order to out LGBT teens to their respective schools, parents and friends. Many victims were driven to suicides, the rest are deeply traumatized.
So far Russian police took no action against these "movements" even though Russian criminal code was clearly violated and despite numerous complaints from parents, victims and LGBT activists.
Social network VK.com intermittently shuts down selected groups and profiles only to allow them to be re-open on the next day.
Currently, the founder of VK.com, Pavel Durov, resides in the US and so far has not released any comments.
One particular torture was recorded by the neo nazis as proof that
they had captured a "pedophile" under "Putin's Crackdown."
Warning: it's graphic and disturbing due to the teen being "bullied, tortured, and sprayed with urine in broad daylight."
Warning: it's graphic and disturbing due to the teen being "bullied, tortured, and sprayed with urine in broad daylight."