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Russia paves way for toughening of 'LGBT propaganda' law
The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, paved the way for toughening a notorious 2013 "gay propaganda" law on Thursday, its official website said.
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Russia Moves To Tighten Anti-Gay Law In Conservative Push
Russian lawmakers Monday called for the toughening of a strict anti-gay law and the Kremlin ordered expensive patriotic education projects as Moscow presses with a conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine.
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TikTok Fined RUB 3 Million for Violating Russian Law Against Spreading LGBT Propaganda
TikTok, a ByteDance-owned company, has been fined RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 40 lakh) for refusing to delete content that Russian authorities say violates laws against spreading "LGBT propaganda." TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Russia Moves To Tighten Curbs Under "Gay Propaganda Law": Key Things To Know
The draft bill proposes to tighten already stringent restrictions imposed on the LGBTQ issues by a 2013 law.
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Russian Lawmaker Terms Upcoming Disney Film 'Beauty And The Beast' As Gay Propaganda
An ultra-conservative Russian lawmaker on Saturday urged the culture ministry to check Disney's upcoming film "Beauty and the Beast" for possible breaches of a law banning "gay propaganda".
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Russia's LGBT Youth Left Isolated, Victimised by 'Gay Propaganda' Law
Russian drag artist Yulianna Prosvirnina was revelling in the success of the buzzing gay and lesbian party she had organised in Moscow when a hooded mob burst into the venue.
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Life goes on for gays in Olympic Sochi
The mascara-lined eyes of a petite man dressed in a tuxedo greet visitors after they buzz at the armor-plated door of a one-storey building.
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No talk of gay rights, please, we're Olympians
Plenty of athletes made clear before traveling to Sochi how unhappy they were about gay rights being curtailed in Russia, particularly with its law banning gay "propaganda."
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Russian President Vladmir Putin links gays to paedophiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new assurances to gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics next month.
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Gay 'propaganda' law doesn't discriminate: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin sought on Friday to reassure gay visitors to the Sochi Games that they are welcome in Russia despite a law banning gay "propaganda" to minors.
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Gay activists protest near G20 summit venue against Russia's anti-gay law
About two dozen activists have rallied in St Petersburg to protest a new Russian law banning gay "propaganda" and attract attention of the leaders of the world's 20 leading economies.
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Russia passes law that bans 'gay propaganda'
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law introducing stiff fines and jail terms for people who promote homosexual "propaganda" to minors, a measure critics fear will be used to justify the repression of gays amid rising homophobia.
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Madonna broke 'gay propaganda' law: Russian official
A city councilor in St. Petersburg has accused pop star Madonna of violating a controversial local law banning "homosexual propaganda".
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Anti-gay propaganda bill passed in Siberia
The regional legislature in Russia's Siberia region on Thursday passed a bill banning promotion of homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender practices among minors. "It's mainly about various gay parades... about their promotion among minors. It's about preventing people who are not related to homosexuality from explaining to their kids what i...
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Russia paves way for toughening of 'LGBT propaganda' law
The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, paved the way for toughening a notorious 2013 "gay propaganda" law on Thursday, its official website said.
-
Russia Moves To Tighten Anti-Gay Law In Conservative Push
Russian lawmakers Monday called for the toughening of a strict anti-gay law and the Kremlin ordered expensive patriotic education projects as Moscow presses with a conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine.
-
TikTok Fined RUB 3 Million for Violating Russian Law Against Spreading LGBT Propaganda
TikTok, a ByteDance-owned company, has been fined RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 40 lakh) for refusing to delete content that Russian authorities say violates laws against spreading "LGBT propaganda." TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Russia Moves To Tighten Curbs Under "Gay Propaganda Law": Key Things To Know
The draft bill proposes to tighten already stringent restrictions imposed on the LGBTQ issues by a 2013 law.
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Russian Lawmaker Terms Upcoming Disney Film 'Beauty And The Beast' As Gay Propaganda
An ultra-conservative Russian lawmaker on Saturday urged the culture ministry to check Disney's upcoming film "Beauty and the Beast" for possible breaches of a law banning "gay propaganda".
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Russia's LGBT Youth Left Isolated, Victimised by 'Gay Propaganda' Law
Russian drag artist Yulianna Prosvirnina was revelling in the success of the buzzing gay and lesbian party she had organised in Moscow when a hooded mob burst into the venue.
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Life goes on for gays in Olympic Sochi
The mascara-lined eyes of a petite man dressed in a tuxedo greet visitors after they buzz at the armor-plated door of a one-storey building.
-
No talk of gay rights, please, we're Olympians
Plenty of athletes made clear before traveling to Sochi how unhappy they were about gay rights being curtailed in Russia, particularly with its law banning gay "propaganda."
-
Russian President Vladmir Putin links gays to paedophiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new assurances to gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics next month.
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Gay 'propaganda' law doesn't discriminate: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin sought on Friday to reassure gay visitors to the Sochi Games that they are welcome in Russia despite a law banning gay "propaganda" to minors.
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Gay activists protest near G20 summit venue against Russia's anti-gay law
About two dozen activists have rallied in St Petersburg to protest a new Russian law banning gay "propaganda" and attract attention of the leaders of the world's 20 leading economies.
-
Russia passes law that bans 'gay propaganda'
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law introducing stiff fines and jail terms for people who promote homosexual "propaganda" to minors, a measure critics fear will be used to justify the repression of gays amid rising homophobia.
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Madonna broke 'gay propaganda' law: Russian official
A city councilor in St. Petersburg has accused pop star Madonna of violating a controversial local law banning "homosexual propaganda".
-
Anti-gay propaganda bill passed in Siberia
The regional legislature in Russia's Siberia region on Thursday passed a bill banning promotion of homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender practices among minors. "It's mainly about various gay parades... about their promotion among minors. It's about preventing people who are not related to homosexuality from explaining to their kids what i...
