Russian authorities have penalized individuals for LGBTQ activism, with influencers fined and forced to apologize for posting a 'lesbian' kiss online. Two young women were arrested in Russia for 'LGBT propaganda' after posting a kissing video, leading to recorded apologies in custody. Additionally, Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine are persecuting Christians of various denominations, and the Yarovaya Law has been used to prosecute American Baptist and Pentecostal missionaries, outlaw Mormon missionary work, and burn foreign-distributed Bibles not properly registered with the state.
Russia continues & will continue to weaponize religion in an effort to discredit Ukraine in the international arena & is using information operations about religion to advance military objectives despite itself committing gross violations of religious freedom in occupied Ukraine. https://t.co/2RKf5O4pI0
"Since 2016 Russian authorities have used the Yarovaya Law‘s sweeping provisions to prosecute American Baptist and Pentecostal missionaries operating in Russia, outlaw most Mormon missionary work, and burn foreign-distributed Bibles not properly registered with the state." https://t.co/GsZg9rZlZ4
Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine are persecuting Christians: Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, the Ukrainian Reformed Orthodox Church, Jehovah's Witnesses and others https://t.co/moOQFVPpBq.
🇷🇺 INFLUENCERS ARRESTED IN RUSSIA FOR 'LGBT PROPAGANDA' AFTER POSTING KISSING VIDEO Due to Russia's laws banning 'LGBT propaganda,' two young women were arrested in Russia after posting a video online that shows them kissing. They both made recorded apologies in custody after… https://t.co/Wf588psRlw
Russian influencers fined and forced to apologize for posting “lesbian” kiss online. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/6smw7gBzXF
The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalizing people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ activism as extremism, Russian media and rights groups have reported. https://t.co/Z3uhzfrAfs