Top Russian court bans LGBT movement as "extremist"
- Country:
- Russian Federation
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the "LGBT movement" should be designated as extremist, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.
A Reuters reporter heard the court announce it had approved a request from the justice ministry to recognise what it called "the international LGBT social movement" as extremist and to ban its activities in Russia.
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