Alarm over Russian Publisher Arrests | Books+Publishing

In May, there were searches of exmo's current and former employees, including Individuum and Popcorn Books in holding, who arrested about 10 people, three of whom were placed under house arrest and accused of being "extremist" because of the quarry of Popcorn Books.

Russia has undergone a large series of searches at book publishers, their employees' houses and even at the booksellers, and three Individuum publishers have been placed under house arrest in connection with the organization of extremist activities. RTVI explains how the first "book publishers' case" appeared in the Russian Federation in recent history.

Alarm over Russian publisher arrests | Books+Publishing

The International Publishers Association (IPA) has expressed alarm at reports of more than 10 publishing professionals arrested in Russia ‘in connection to criminal charges of distributing books containing “LGBT propaganda”’. On 14 May 2025, more than 10 people were brought in for questioning, and on 15 May three were formally charged. The publishing professionals all […]

In Vladimir Putin's Russia, even the booksellers, publishers and authors are not spared by the repressions against the LGBTQI+ community. In the event of the release of books "encouraging extremism", these last are at risk of up to 12 years in prison. Paris, 21 May 2025. On Thursday, 15 May 2025, the Zamoskvoretski court in Moscow ordered the house arrest of three employees of the Popcorn Books and Individuum publishing houses. (...) Russia / Ne…