Russian police raided several bars and nightclubs across Moscow as part of the government’s crackdown on LGBTQ propaganda.
The raids come exactly a year since Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that the LGBTQ movement should be banned as an extremist organization.
Its decision followed a decades-long crackdown on LGBTQ rights in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has touted “traditional family values” as a cornerstone of his quarter-century in power.
Police also detained the head of the “Men Travel” tour agency, because he was suspected of preparing a trip for “the supporters of nontraditional sexual values” to visit Egypt over Russia’s New Year’s holidays.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law is in breach of European treaty rules on human rights.
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