Allegations of Human Rights Abuses Against Gays in Chechnya Continue Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Maxim Lapunov, a Russian man who is accusing authorities in Chechnya of brutally beating him as part of a broad crackdown on gay people in the Russian Region, speaks in a press conference in Moscow. ( Pavel Golovkin / AP Photo ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC