A 30-year-old Crimean, Asan O., has been fined 100,000 rubles (approximately US$1,100) under the article on “LGBT propaganda” (part 3, article 6.21 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences). The information was discovered by Verstka.
The reason was a video posted on Odnoklassniki showing several people holding a rainbow flag and a photo of Vladimir Putin with makeup. The video was captioned: “There are GAYS working in Putin’s administration.”
At the court hearing, the man explained that he had not uploaded the video to his own page, but had simply given a “like” to a post published by an acquaintance. After that, the post appeared on the Crimean’s profile. Verstka notes that this is indeed how the “like” system on Odnoklassniki works.
Asya Sokolova for OVD-Info
The adoption of the “LGBT propaganda” law marked not only widespread censorship but also intensified repression against LGBTQ people and the organisations that support them. With the designation of the “International LGBT Movement” as an “extremist organisation,” this pressure has increased once again.
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