1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (257+ words) The CEO and several other employees of Russia's largest book publishing company were released from police custody on Thursday after being questioned as part of a criminal investigation into so-called LGBTQ+ "extremism." Eksmo CEO Yevgeny Kapyev and his colleagues were…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (278+ words) A Russian court on Monday labeled the country's top LGBTQ+ rights group as "extremist," effectively outlawing the organization and paving the way to prosecute its supporters. Russia has for years targeted LGBTQ+ organizations but has become even more hostile since…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (374+ words) Russian e-book platforms and online retailers have begun attaching warnings about drug-related content to works by classic Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Ivan Turgenev under a new law banning so-called "drug propaganda," the exiled outlet Vyorstka reported....

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (250+ words) Recent incidents involving a kulich Easter cake sparked a social media frenzy. One involved the cake being used as a base for a hookah. The other featured a sex toy." But disputes over what counts as blasphemy are nothing new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (259+ words) Law enforcement authorities have'detained the CEO of Russia's largest publishing house for questioning in connection with an ongoing investigation into LGBTQ+ "extremism," Russian media reported Tuesday. Yevgeny Kapyev, head of the publishing giant Eksmo, was taken in by police following…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (203+ words) Russia's General Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday designated Tufts University and its Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy as "undesirable" organizations." The designation effectively bans the U. S. -based private research university and the graduate school from having any presence in Russia. The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (290+ words) A court in Russia's southwestern Samara region has fined the head of a small LGBTQ+ activist group 450, 000 rubles ($5, 700) on charges of "extremism." Artyom Fokin, who heads the grassroots group Irida, was found guilty of both organizing the activities of an…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (980+ words) A Canadian television series about a romance between two rival professional hockey players has become a surprise hit with Russian viewers despite Moscow's sweeping repression of LGBTQ+ people and a ban on gay "propaganda." "Heated Rivalry," which follows a secret…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (264+ words) Law enforcement authorities have pressed administrative charges against the top managers of some of Russia's largest online streaming services over alleged violations of LGBTQ+ "propaganda" laws, the exiled news outlet Mediazona reported Wednesday. Public records of the charges, which were…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (343+ words) Russia's state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor indicated Wednesday that it might restore access to the online gaming platform Roblox if the U. S. -based company takes steps to comply with Russian law. Roskomnadzor blocked Roblox earlier this month over concerns about child safety…...