In a nightclub in Krasnodar, a major city in southern Russia, a raid was carried out on the night of 15 February. Law enforcement officers detained two women. This was reported by the regional police press office.
At the time of the raid, there were around 200 people in the venue.
According to the police press office, the two detainees are “supporters of an organisation banned and declared extremist on the territory of the Russian Federation”—most likely referring to the LGBTQ community.
Protocols were drawn up against the women under the article on “LGBTQ propaganda” (Part 1, Article 6.21 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Law enforcement officers also issued warnings to twelve other clubgoers about the inadmissibility of breaking the law.
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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