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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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Europe's Top Rights Court Blasts Russian 'Gay Propaganda' Law
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday blasted as discriminatory Russian legislation banning the promotion of homosexuality, saying it fuelled homophobia and prejudice.
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Emmanuel Macron Says Vladimir Putin Vowed 'Whole Truth' On Gay Rights In Chechnya
Emmanuel Macron said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised "the whole truth" about accusations of a crackdown on gay men in Chechnya, as the French president said he would be "vigilant" on the issue.
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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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Russian MP Urges Facebook Blockage Over Rainbow Flag
A Russian lawmaker, who has strongly backed anti-gay legislation, said Facebook should be shut down in Russia over its support for the US Supreme Court's decision to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Russian Police Detain Gay Activists at Unauthorised Rally
Russian police today detained several gay rights activists for attempting to stage an unauthorised pride rally in central Moscow, AFP journalists reported.
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Sochi Winter Games begin, Vladimir Putin keen to prove doubters wrong
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday determined to prove his doubters wrong after militant attacks, a row over gay rights and ballooning costs overshadowed preparations.
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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 rights protest in St Petersburg ends in clashes, arrests
Police arrested 67 people after a fight broke out between gay rights activists and their opponents at a demonstration in the Russian city of St Peterburg on Saturday.
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Barack Obama meets Russian gay activists amid crackdown
US President Barack Obama met Russian gay rights activists on Friday after the G20 summit, in a symbol of US support for the community amid a furore over an "anti-gay" Russian law.
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Russia to ban married foreign gays from adopting
Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage.
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Russian man tortured to death for 'being gay'
A 23-year-old man has been tortured to death in Russia in an apparent homophobic attack, investigators said Sunday, amid growing fears by rights groups that anti-gay sentiments are on the rise in the country.
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Russian fundamentalists sue US, want Alaska back
US President Barack Obama must have known that his support of gay marriage would bring him trouble. But of all possible repercussions, a demand to roll back Alaska's 1867 sale to the US was one he was unlikely to have seen coming.
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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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Europe's Top Rights Court Blasts Russian 'Gay Propaganda' Law
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday blasted as discriminatory Russian legislation banning the promotion of homosexuality, saying it fuelled homophobia and prejudice.
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Emmanuel Macron Says Vladimir Putin Vowed 'Whole Truth' On Gay Rights In Chechnya
Emmanuel Macron said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised "the whole truth" about accusations of a crackdown on gay men in Chechnya, as the French president said he would be "vigilant" on the issue.
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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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Russian MP Urges Facebook Blockage Over Rainbow Flag
A Russian lawmaker, who has strongly backed anti-gay legislation, said Facebook should be shut down in Russia over its support for the US Supreme Court's decision to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Russian Police Detain Gay Activists at Unauthorised Rally
Russian police today detained several gay rights activists for attempting to stage an unauthorised pride rally in central Moscow, AFP journalists reported.
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Sochi Winter Games begin, Vladimir Putin keen to prove doubters wrong
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday determined to prove his doubters wrong after militant attacks, a row over gay rights and ballooning costs overshadowed preparations.
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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 rights protest in St Petersburg ends in clashes, arrests
Police arrested 67 people after a fight broke out between gay rights activists and their opponents at a demonstration in the Russian city of St Peterburg on Saturday.
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Barack Obama meets Russian gay activists amid crackdown
US President Barack Obama met Russian gay rights activists on Friday after the G20 summit, in a symbol of US support for the community amid a furore over an "anti-gay" Russian law.
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Russia to ban married foreign gays from adopting
Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage.
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Russian man tortured to death for 'being gay'
A 23-year-old man has been tortured to death in Russia in an apparent homophobic attack, investigators said Sunday, amid growing fears by rights groups that anti-gay sentiments are on the rise in the country.
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Russian fundamentalists sue US, want Alaska back
US President Barack Obama must have known that his support of gay marriage would bring him trouble. But of all possible repercussions, a demand to roll back Alaska's 1867 sale to the US was one he was unlikely to have seen coming.
