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Recent reports out of Estonia have surfaced, marking the first public enforcement of Russia's Supreme Court decision that categorises LGBTQ+ activism as extremist, resulting...
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Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Forcing Expat Russians To Return Home, Says Putin
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that expatriates returning to Russia are doing so thanks to their discomfort with Western cultural norms, particularly the...
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Moscow Police Raid Gay Clubs Following Supreme Court’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Movement Ruling
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Moscow police have conducted raids on several gay clubs a day after the Russian Supreme Court classified the "LGBT movement" as an extremist organisation,...
In a significant move, Russian authorities have imposed a fine on a local streaming platform for the first time under the country's law prohibiting...
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Google Hit with Fine by Russian Court Over YouTube Content Allegedly Promoting ‘LGBT Propaganda’
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Google has been slapped with a 3 million rubles (around NZ$57,500) fine by a Russian court after the company was accused of promoting "LGBT...
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Russia Adds LGBTQ+ Rights Advocacy Group To Controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ Registry
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Russian authorities have included the NC SOS Crisis Group, a human rights organisation defending LGBTQ+ individuals, in the country's contentious 'foreign agents' registry.
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Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre Removes Ballet About Nureyev Over Ban on LGBTQ+ Content
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The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow has removed a contemporary ballet about Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire due to the expansion of the...
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Chinese LGBTQ+ Blogger Arrested in Russia for Alleged “Propaganda” Violation
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Russian authorities have arrested Haoyang Xu, a Chinese LGBTQ blogger, accusing him of violating a law that prohibits the promotion of same-sex "propaganda."
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