INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow police carried out raids of gay-friendly nightclubs, bars and saunas in the city center overnight, media reported.The raids came one
persecution of LGBT people and rights groups.Police burst into a club on Malaya Yakimanka Ulitsa where about 300 people had gathered for a
party for the LGBT community, the Ostorozhno Novosti Telegram news channel reported.The police, who raided the premises under the pretext of
and [the police] started to enter the halls
There were also citizens of other countries at the party
established scheme, this is how they closed similar clubs in St
No violations were found, but the mood was spoiled
It was indelicate in the sauna ..
strip club near the Polyanka metro station were also raided, the outlet reported.In St
Petersburg, the gay club Central Station was forced to shut down Friday after its landlords evicted them over the Supreme Court's ban on the
LGBT community.Russia on Thursday banned the "international LGBT movement," claiming it was an extremist group in a move that cements a long
crackdown on the community as the Kremlin pushes ultra-conservative social values.The conservative turn promoted by President Vladimir Putin
individuals, the "extremist" label means gay, lesbian, transgender or queer people living in Russia could face years in jail.AFP contributed
