Three Employees of Bar in Orenburg Sentenced to Up to Seven Years Under Extremism Ban
Three employees of a bar in Orenburg were sentenced to up to seven years in prison in a case brought under Russia’s ban on the non-existent 'LGBT movement' designated as extremist by the Russian Supreme Court in 2023. This is the first known criminal case to use that designation.
Three employees of the Pose bar in Orenburg were sentenced to up to seven years in prison. The defendants were associated with the Pose bar in Orenburg. The case is the first known criminal case brought under Russia’s ban on the non-existent 'LGBT movement' designated as extremist by the Russian Supreme Court in 2023. According to en.zona.media, the Russian Ministry of Justice added the 'international LGBT movement' to the list of extremist organisations. According to en.zona.media, the Pose bar had previously been featured in the local press as a place where 'they try to instil a taste for non-traditionalism.' According to en.zona.media, human rights activists believe the Orenburg case may be the beginning of mass criminal prosecutions against LGBT-related activities.
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