Russia Blocks World’s Largest Anime and Manga Database Over LGBTQ+ Content
Russian authorities have banned the world’s largest anime and manga platform MyAnimeList over “extremist” LGBTQ+ content, state media reported Tuesday.
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Moscow Court Jails Exiled Journalist, LGBTQ+ Activist Shainyan 5 Years in Absentia
A Moscow court has sentenced exiled journalist and LGBTQ+ rights activist Karen Shainyan to five years in prison in absentia
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‘You’re a Second-Class Citizen’: Arrests, Club Raids and Extremism Charges Define LGBTQ+ Life in Russia in 2025
“The world around you collapsed in a second and suddenly everything became unsafe — like you wake up one morning
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Police Arrest Publishing House Staff Over Alleged LGBTQ+ Books
Law enforcement authorities searched the offices of Russia’s largest book publisher and arrested several employees over alleged LGBTQ+ “propaganda” and
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Russian Man Arrested for Organizing LGBTQ+ Tours Dies in Police Custody
A Russian man arrested earlier this year for organizing LGBTQ+ travel tours has died in pre-trial detention, rights groups and
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