The videos discussed in the latest article were shot in the industrial town of Kamensk-Uralsky. The abuse is being organized by a nationalist party headed by a man previously sentenced for hate crimes. Now these reports detail videotapes of gay men being forced to drink urine and abused as a “cure” of their homosexuality. Now there are reports The Putin governments alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church has expressed itself in the abusive prosecution of the band Pussy Riot as well as the crackdown on gays and lesbians. One official however suggested it may be suspended for the games.
We have been following the threats to arrest gay athletes in Russia under the new anti-homosexual laws of the Putin regime - a threat repeated recently by a minister despite assurances from the International Olympic Committee.
