"Lithuania has become one of the first countries to give refuge to men fleeing Chechnya because of their sexuality.
It was revealed in April that the Chechen government was detaining, torturing and even killing gay and bisexual men.
Lithuania’s foreign minister, Linas Linkevičius, confirmed his government granted asylum to two men.
‘I can confirm that we have issued visas to two who came from Chechnya, who were persecuted because of their sexual orientation,’ he told the Baltic News Service."