US EditionRussia hands out first convictions in connection with anti-LGBT law
- Russian courts have fined and jailed individuals for displaying rainbow-colored symbols and wearing rainbow-colored items, in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling that banned LGBTQ+ activism as extremism.
- The crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Russia has been ongoing for over a decade, with laws prohibiting public endorsement of "nontraditional sexual relations" and outlawing same-sex marriage.
- President Vladimir Putin's push for "traditional family values" has contributed to the increasingly conservative climate in the country.
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The first publicly known cases have emerged in which Russian authorities have punished people based on a law that declares the activity of the LGBTQ+ population to be extremism, Russian media groups and human rights defense groups have reported.
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Russians fined, jailed over rainbow-colored items
Russian media and rights groups say the first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ+ activism as extremism. At least
1st Russians are fined or jailed over rainbow-colored items after LGBTQ+ 'movement' is outlawed
1st Russians are fined or jailed over rainbow-colored items after LGBTQ+ 'movement' is outlawed DASHA LITVINOVA Feb. 5, 2024 The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ+ activism as extremism, Russian media and rights groups have reported, with at least three people who displayed rainbow-colored items receiving jail time or fines.The Supreme Court …
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