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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 in penalties against individuals for displaying rainbow symbols.
This legal action aligns with Russia's ongoing efforts to suppress LGBTQ+ expressions, underlining the government's commitment to...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that expatriates returning to Russia are doing so thanks to their discomfort with Western cultural norms, particularly the prevalence of unisex bathrooms.
While the exact number of Russians who have left the country since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine is uncertain, the UK...
Moscow police have conducted raids on several gay clubs a day after the Russian Supreme Court classified the "LGBT movement" as an extremist organisation, banning its activities nationwide.
According to reports by local media, attendees at the clubs were detained briefly, with authorities photographing their passports. One of the club-goers...
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 "Gay propaganda."
According to reports by The federal media regulator Trikolor Kino i TV, based in St. Petersburg, was fined 1.2 million rublesNZD 28,1000 ) by...
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 propaganda" and disseminating "false information" about Russia's military operations in Ukraine.
According to reports by Russian news agencies, the fine represents the latest in a...
Russian authorities have included the NC SOS Crisis Group, a human rights organisation defending LGBTQ+ individuals, in the country's contentious 'foreign agents' registry.
The concerning move, which was made on May 5th, also targeted Maria Pevchikh, the chair of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, and her associate Georgy Alburov, who was...
The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow has removed a contemporary ballet about Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire due to the expansion of the so-called "gay propaganda law," outlawing materials that promote an LGBTQ+ lifestyle, and restricting the "demonstration" of LGBTQ+ behaviour.
As a result of the law passed in...
Russian authorities have arrested Haoyang Xu, a Chinese LGBTQ blogger, accusing him of violating a law that prohibits the promotion of same-sex "propaganda."
Adel Khaydarshin, the lawyer representing Xu and his partner, confirmed the arrest and subsequent hearing on Thursday. Xu is currently being held in a temporary detention...
