Prison death emphasizes Russia’s LGBTQ raid

Travel agency offered only the men’s tours, and this was enough to attract the attention of the police that applied the new Russian laws restricting the rights of gay.

In December, one night officials attacked the housing of the agency and closed it, then told the court.

“Fifteen people in the night came to my place,” he said, Andrey Kotov. “They knocked me on the face, they kicked me and let the rot.” His comments were confirmed by the Russian media and his lawyer.

Mr. Kotov said that officials were pressing “acknowledging” that a travel agency aimed at people who denied him. Officials beat him, said and said, “There are no trips for Gays.”

A few weeks later, 48 were then found dead in the 48-year-old Mr. Kotov prison. Prison officials said his mother cut himself with a razor, the lawyer, Leysan Mannapova said. The condition of his death could not be determined independently, and Russian officials did not meet the desire to comment.

Mr Kotov’s death reflects a rigid pressure in Russia in connection with the rights of the LGBTQ people accelerated since the start of the war in Ukraine. President Vladimir V. Putin described the new restrictions – and the war – “Russian traditional values” described as part of a wider war.

In November 2023, the Supreme Court of Russia has been appointed “International LGBTQ action” as Al Qaeda or the Islamic state like the “extremist organization”. Extremist groups can face gay rights activists, lawyers, lawyers or others to support the people of LGBTQ Sentenced to six to 10 years in prison.

This raided the wave of repression against the people and groups of LGBTQ, according to the police community members, Gay night clubs and investigators that target ordinary Russians group as a human rights time.

Last year’s expenses of LGBTQ Extreme have started at least 12 criminal cases, the Russian Prisoner Rights Group OVD.

Executive Director of the LGBTG people in Russia, Denis Olyenik, the officials are initially headed for law groups and activists, he said.

“Now, the basket reaches ordinary people, clubs, parties – previously affects society that will be so far away from its legal considerations,” he said.

Homosexuality was disgraced in 1993 in 1993, inspired a live gay stage, which openly speaks of a famous gay scene for sexuality and construction of gay clubs. ThirdTwo women members claimed that a pop group, who claims to be a lesbian couple, kissing among the songs, even was elected by state television to represent Russia in international competitions.

However, in 2013, Mr Putin opened a salvo with a group signing a law signed as a law signed as a “gay propaganda” described as “gay propaganda” – this is called “gay propaganda” to minors. In 2022, Russia presented fines for the promotion of “gay propaganda”.

Then came the decision of 2023 courts caused by the current raid.

After the arrest of the travel agent, he was arrested, he was charged with the production of sexual exploitation, but his lawyer could not review the work materials on this accusation.

During the trial court in December, the court proved that the images on Mr Kotov’s phone “The constitutional procedure and the security of the state” was made without information from the court.

A few weeks later, Mr. Kotov died.

In just two days ago, a psychological assessment for Mr. Kotov did not show any incumbent tendency, said, Ms. Mannapova, lawyer.

Mr. Kotov’s mother told the prosecutors to be able to clear his claims about his claims.

“It was not clear how the walks for men can be adjusted to build an extremist group of walks,” he said.

The LGBTG movement in 2023 in the night of the Supreme Court in 2023, 36-year-old gay man Sergei Artyomov, said he targeted a police raid in the Moscow nightclub. Officials closed the speeches, the patrons were against a wall, and then they wrote identity information.

No one was arrested, Mr. Artryomov, who worked as a television producer, said the experience sang it. He was already thinking about leaving Russia as an open gay man, and strengthened the raid solutions.

“I only knew that things would get worse,” he said. “There’s no longer a gray area. They call you the enemy of the people, and that is.”

Left before Christmas for Spain, where was a shelter.

The Kremlin’s managed anti-gay campaign, as well as local officials and state media, was flinent with Vigilante groups.

Remote in Eastern Eastern Yakutia, a popular media channel in Telegram Pryany Yakutsk, raised the excitement about men and corruption in Yakutsk Law Enforcement Bodies and Officials.

A naked person has published two photos from a nightclub party that appeared to be a naked man. The message on the telegram channel said the party demonstrates the things he called “transvestite performers” from Thailand.

It was later fined for violating 250,000 rubles or about $ 2,2,800, for violating the people’s order and promoting human dignity and non-traditional sexual relations. “

Russian communityA nationalist group, which develops itself as social vigilance, also posted photos and videos from the police raids. Group last year stationed video of the video raider In a LGBTQ nightclub in Orenburg, several young people stretched on the floor, showed the face down and arrested.

One criminal case Then the owner of the club was brought to the manager and the director of the trial.

The state media also bombed the Russian bombings on the virtues of heterosexual families with children. Earlier this year, Mr Putin gave a order To get acquainted with a strategy to introduce families with many children of the government.

As the Kremlin presented its first anti-Gay bill in 2013, the number of Russians should not have the same rights as others as others increased According to the independent polyster Levada 47 to 62.

Young Russians still receive the people of LGBTQ more than the elderly, opinion The questionnaires show, but in the last year, the media always refused.

“It will be the results of the selection of gay and trans hate spilled from all media,” Tatiana Vinnichenko, a veteran LGBTQ activity in exile in Lithuania.

The Trans Society has been a certain goal of the government with the adoption of the A regularity In 2023, transceration of trans pocket care and official documents to change gender identifiers.

Realists say that the last round of tepressions rejected a silent extreme of gay and trans people from Russia.

However, Tahir said the 25-year-old gay man, who wanted the family to be deprived of the criminal prosecution, he said he did not intend to leave.

“Surely things will get worse,” he said. “But I don’t want to leave. This country is mine as it is for others.”