Russia's anti-LGBT crackdown ensnares homophobes; Mediazona documents five cases

Russia's enforcement of its 2023 Supreme Court ban on the 'international LGBT movement' has produced at least 14 criminal investigations and hundreds of administrative citations, with authorities often ignoring context. Mediazona documents five cases where individuals expressing anti-LGBT views were penalized for 'promoting' LGBT rights, indicating overbroad enforcement. This reveals a pattern of arbitrary application of the law, potentially deterring all discourse on the topic.

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