Two employees of an LGBTQ+ club in the Russian city of Orenburg have been arrested on suspicion of being members of an "extremist organisation"
Two employees of an LGBTQ+ club in the Russian city of Orenburg have been arrested on suspicion of being members of an "extremist organisation"
It is the first criminal case of its kind since Russia outlawed the so-called "international LGBT" movement last year.
It is the first criminal case of its kind since Russia's Supreme Court outlawed the so-called "international LGBT movement" last November.
If found guilty, the defendants face up to ten years in jail.
Police raided the club, called Pose, in early March following a request from the local prosecutor.
They were reportedly accompanied by members from a local nationalist group called "Russian Community".
So, local fascists are accompanying the police during detentions? What could go wrong here?
I wonder if they wear funny blue hats
Russia isn't communist.
The Press needs to stop calling it "Russia". It's just the next iteration of the Soviet Union. The CCCP with a facade of Democracy and freedom.