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Russia: Four-Year Prison Sentence for Nightclub Owner Exposes Deepening Crackdown on LGBTI Rights
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International IrelandRussia: Four-year prison sentence for nightclub owner exposes deepening crackdown on LGBTI rights
Reacting to the sentencing of nightclub owner Tatiana Zorina to four years in a penal colony for purportedly organizing the “extremist activity” of a non-existent “international LGBT movement” at her venue, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “Tatiana Zorina’s sentencing is a stark illustration of how Russia’s abuse of ‘extremism’ legislation has spiraled into outright persecution targeting LG…
On 23 March, the Ingodin District Court of Chita sentenced a 23-year-old businessman, Tatiana Zorina, to four years in the colony about...
The court in Chit sentenced a 23-year-old resident of Tatiana Zorina to four years' imprisonment, finding her guilty of organizing the activities of an "extremist organization" (art. 282.2, para. 1, of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Nightclub to Prison Cell: Russia Jails LGBTQ+ Venue Owner for "Extremism" in Rights Crackdown - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online
Russia jails the owner of an LGBTQ-inclusive nightclub owner for “extremism” as crackdown on the rights of the queer community intensifies. The post Nightclub to Prison Cell: Russia Jails LGBTQ+ Venue Owner for “Extremism” in Rights Crackdown appeared first on MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online.
The Ingodinsky District Court of Chita sentenced a 23-year-old resident of Tatiana Zorina to four years' general regime colony in the case concerning the organization of "extremist activities" (art. 282.2, para. 1 of the Criminal Code), as reported by Chita.ru with reference to a source in court, and according to information from the publication, the Chitinku was tried as the owner of the Jackson Night Club, where Silovists and representatives o…
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