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Russia Declares LGBTQ Rights Group ‘Extremist’ in Escalating Crackdown on Activism

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics & Global Affairs ST. PETERSBURG — (March 4, 2026) — A Russian court has designated a prominent LGBTQ+ rights organization as an “extremist group,” marking the latest escalation in the Kremlin’s widening crackdown on LGBTQ activism under President Vladimir Putin. The ruling, issued Tuesday by the St. Petersburg [...]