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Russian security forces arrest 34 during Moscow gay pride protest
MOSCOW — Russian Interior Ministry Troops and Moscow Special Tactical Militia (police) arrested 34 people during an unauthorized gay pride parade in the center of the Russian capital Saturday.
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Officials revoke permission to organize Moscow’s first ever gay pride event
Just weeks after organizers had been told they would be permitted to hold the first ever gay pride parade in the Russian capital, Moscow authorities on Tuesday rejected their application, citing a risk of public disorder.
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Moscow officials grant approval for city’s first ever gay pride event
Moscow authorities gave permission on Tuesday to allow the first ever gay pride parade to be held in the Russian capital.
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Russian gay rights activist safe after mysterious kidnapping
Russia’s top gay-rights activist says he was kidnapped and pressured by his captors to withdraw a complaint against Moscow authorities from the European Court of Human Rights. Nikolai Alekseyev resurfaced early on Saturday in Moscow after being arrested at the capital’s Domodedovo airport late on September 15 as he prepared to board a flight to […]
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Russian police arrest activists for staging unsanctioned gay pride rally
Russian police on Saturday detained at least five gay rights activists in a public courtyard in St. Petersburg, allegedly for holding an unsanctioned gay pride rally reports AFP.