Chechen leader denies the existence of gay concentration camps
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The UK ’ s reaction was a little more sombre , Boris Johnson cancelled his diplomatic trip to Moscow and the Russian embassy in the UK reacted by openly mocking him . Johnson had also stated that on his trip to the G7 summit he would have a plan in place to convince other nations to place further sanctions on Russia but that failed with Italy , France and Germany publicly rebuffing him . Underlining the UK ’ s current inability to make an impact globally . Boris Johnson insists that further sanctions could still be placed on Russia but others state that Russia must not be “ pushed into a corner .”
The UK ’ s lightweight global influence
How do you remove Assad ?
Issue # 1 , 15 th April
The means of which Assad should be removed has to be properly investigated and planned , all options must be explored otherwise it could create further extremism within the region . The UK cannot make the same mistakes as Iraq but it was influence from the Assad regime that helped cause destabilisation whilst the UK intervened there . The region has had a long history with the Assad family dynasty , whilst the region thrived on the outside , extreme poverty and human rights abuses were regular occurrences .
The UK has long been a global leader and pushing above its weight , including significant influence over the shape of the EU . Globally , it has created ties that date back centuries unfortunately , those means throughout history have been less than unpleasant . This history must never be forgotten or hidden but learned from . Within the EU the UK had influence over trade deals , policy , legislation and regulations on a global scale , as much as Germany who have the perception of being the EU leaders .
With Brexit and Boris Johnson the UK ’ s influence is deflated . His G7 summit meeting was a failure and was an exercise for him to expand his own influence as well as continue the UK ’ s global traditions . The only agreement that Johnson was able to procure from the summit was that Assad must be removed from Syria , the Foreign Office are highlighting this as a success even though he failed in his aim for a universal agreement over Russia as well .
Assad has been someone who has needed to be removed for a long time , but the response of Putin and Turkish President , Erdogan , following any course of action should be met with caution and kept an eye on . What can be said is that inaction is unacceptable and the UK must seek support to remove Assad and quell the Russian threat with little to no force , even with our dwindling global influence .
Chechen leader denies the existence of gay concentration camps
Around one hundred of homosexual men were rounded up and imprisoned in ‘ gay camps ’ in Chechnya . With abuses and torture alleged to have taken place by those who have been released or escaped .
By Matthew Clifton
The 21 st century is hailed for its tolerance and advancement within society however , it has been revealed this week that up to 100 homosexual men have been sent to prison camps in Chechnya , with 3 confirmed to have died . It has been alleged that authorities have been told to give a ‘ prophylactic sweep ’ of the Chechen republic . With claims that the 3 that have died were killed by authorities .
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Ramzan Kaydrov , Chechen leader , denied the claims saying that homosexuals “ didn ’ t exist ” within the public . A spokesperson said , “ If such people existed in Chechnya , law enforcement would not have to worry about them since their own relatives would have sent them to where they could never return .”
It is alleged that they are being held in camps in the town of Argon , but this has yet to be confirmed . There have also been reports that abuses have taken place against those who are incarcerated , these include being taken outside and beaten several times a day , hands being electrocuted and beige forced to sit on bottles . The extent of what is going on remains unknown ..
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