Tag: Russia
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Peter Tatchell Arrested in Moscow and Now Released
Human rights and LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell has been released following his arrest during a peaceful protest close to the Kremlin.
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Tatchell In Russia for LGBT+ Rights
LGBT+ and Human Rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is in Moscow to protest at the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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MEPs send Rainbow Laces to football teams ahead of World Cup 2018
Ahead of the men’s football World Cup, MEPs from the LGBTI Intergroup shipped dozens of rainbow shoelaces to football teams across Europe today.
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Russian Cossacks to prevent gay World Cup fans kissing
Cossacks will police a World Cup host city this month to stop gay fans kissing.
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Ukraine: Radical Groups Disrupt LGBTI Event
Members of radical nationalist groups violently disrupted a May 10, 2018 discussion in Kyiv about LGBTI rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite the intruders’ aggressive behaviour and threats of violence, the Kyiv police did not remove them from the event or the premises, and the owner of the site canceled the event.
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Russia’s «Gay Propaganda» Censor Attacks Health Website
Shutdown of HIV Site the Latest Attack on Freedom of Expression.