In a recent crackdown in Russia, authorities have escalated their actions against the LGBTQ+ community by designating individuals and entities associated with the community as extremists and terrorists, hours before gunmen carried out the bloodiest attack in two decades in Russia. This includes the manager and the artistic director of Pose, a gay club in the Russian Urals city of Orenburg, who have been added to the government's list of terrorists and extremists. Additionally, two employees of the club were arrested earlier this month with the same designation. The owner of the club is also facing arrest for 'extremism' and could be sentenced to up to 10 years in jail. Prosecutors have accused him of conspiring with supporters of the international LGBTQ+ movement, highlighting the government's stance against the community.
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
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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
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
The price of populism: "Hours before gunmen last week carried out the bloodiest attack in two decades in Russia, authorities made an addition to a government register of extremist and terrorist groups: They included the international LGBTQ+ 'movement.”' https://t.co/LaG1XQBRdS