The manager and artistic director of Pose, a gay club in Orenburg, Russia, have been labeled as 'terrorists and extremists' by Russia's financial monitoring service. This move is part of a broader crackdown on LGBTQ individuals and organizations in Russia, with two employees of the club also arrested and facing charges related to 'nontraditional sexual relationships.' The arrests and designations have drawn international attention and criticism, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by the LGBTQ community in Russia.
Russia has arrested two managers of a popular gay nightclub and placed them on the country’s terrorism and extremism watchlist. They are being held on charges of promoting "nontraditional sexual relationships." Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/GS47y4bGkA
The owner of an LGBTQ club in Russia was arrested for "extremism" with two of his employees and is facing up to 10 years in jail. Prosecutors accuse him of conspiring with supporters of the "international LGBT movement." https://t.co/0P8Seux98Q
NEW: Russia arrests gay bar owner amid ongoing crackdown https://t.co/NDrX5SCjBX
Russian queer club execs added to list of terrorists Two managers of the ‘Pose’ nightclub in Russia have been added to a register of persons involved in extremist or terrorist activities https://t.co/MWXgjqINLu https://t.co/zeZCIhwvL8
Two employees of a Russian LGBTQ bar who were arrested earlier this month have been designated "terrorists and extremists", a notice seen by AFP showed Saturday. https://t.co/nCc5cF3tI2 https://t.co/LZ4M55WOzp
It turns out that Putin's ever-expanding list of "extremist" organizations (Navalny's group, the LGBT movement, Jehovah's Witnesses) had an operational effect by diverting Russian security services away from real extremists such as ISIS-K as it attacked. https://t.co/thCccX0Ccz
The manager and the artistic director of Pose, a gay club in the Russian Urals city of Orenburg, have been added to the list of “terrorists and extremists” compiled by Russia’s financial monitoring service. https://t.co/eSj5YhqxPJ