In 2022, Russian courts imposed fines ìn amount of nearly two million rubles under the article concerning the dissemination of information related to LGBTQ to minors. Fourteen individuals, one legal entity, and one official were convicted by the courts. In…
As a result of more restrictive anti-LGBTI and anti-NGO laws adopted in the past year, it should be noted that access to information about developments in the country has been increasingly difficult. There is no public information available on LGBTI…
In November 2023, the human rights situation in Russia will be evaluated at the 44th session of the Universal Periodic Review, a special UN mechanism. During the prevous cycle of the UPR (2018), Russia was criticized for homophobic legislation and…
Joint Submission of the Anti-Discrimination Center “Memorial”, Russian LGBT Network, DELO LGBT+, and Side by Side International LGBT Film Festival to the Human Rights Council at the 44th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (Fourth cycle, November 2023) Russian Federation….
News about censorship cuts in series and films available to the Russian audience come every day. It’s funny and scary at the same time – it’s funny that instead of “gays” heroes of a film now say “men” or “boys”,…
A tried-and-true recipe for retaining power when discontent is on the rise in the country is “a short victorious war”. If that war turns out to be neither short nor victorious, then the next option is to assign guilt to…
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