Aleksandr Podrabinek: Sexual Ignorance of the Russian Government

12 December 2022 by Aleksandr Podrabinek Source: Vot-Tak.TV In Russia, they are to cease issuing certificates to films containing materials ‘promoting non-traditional sexual relationships or preferences, paedophilia or sex change.’…

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OVD-Info Weekly Bulletin No. 281: Ever more restrictions

26 November 2022 OVD-Info is a Moscow-based NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests and prosecutions in Russia. Each week OVD-Info publishes a bulletin with the latest news, which is translated here. To receive…

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ECtHR Ruling of the Week: Russia unlawfully violated LGBT+ activists’ right to protest against discriminatory “gay propaganda” bill

This week there were four judgments by the European Court of Human Rights regarding Russia, all dated 13 October 2020: Abalymov v. Russia, Krekhalev v. Russia, Sozayev and Others v.…

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Quote for the Week. Anton Belyaev: “Among my friends, I count more than a few people with LGBT pride, and many of these people have influenced my life.”

Week-ending 18 September 2020 Source: Wikipedia “Among my friends, I count more than a few people with LGBT pride, and many of these people have influenced my life. Some have…

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Quote for the Week. Graeme Reid, LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch: “The proposed amendments to the family code are intentionally regressive and harmful.”

Week-ending 7 August 2020 Graeme Reid, LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch Graeme Reid, LGBT rights director at Human Rights Watch: “The proposed amendments to the family code are…

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