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13 09, 2026

Russia Hits Booking.com With 6 Million Ruble Fine Under Sweeping LGBT Laws

Paul Goldberg2026-09-15T11:27:44-07:00September 13th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics Europe, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: Booking.com, International LGBTQ Rights, LGBT Business Finance News, LGBT International News, LGBT Politics Europe, LGBTQ+ censorship Russia, Russia LGBT Laws, Russia LGBT Propaganda LaW, Russia LGBTQ Crackdown, Russia LGBTQ Rights, Russia LGBTQ+ laws, Russian LGBT Network, Vladimir Putin|

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW, RUSSIA — (September 13, 2026) — Russia's widening campaign against LGBTQ visibility has reached one of the world's largest online travel platforms, with a Moscow court imposing 6 million rubles in combined fines against Booking.com under laws regulating LGBTQ-related content and prohibited information. Moscow's [...]

23 04, 2026

Russia Declares Two LGBTQ Groups ‘Extremist’ in Escalating Crackdown

Paul Goldberg2026-06-20T19:09:01-07:00April 23rd, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics Europe, LGBTQ Politics, World LGBT News|Tags: Global LGBTQ Rights, Hate Crime – LGBTQ Attacks, Threats & Global Reports | JRL CHARTS, Human Rights Russia, Human Rights Watch, International LGBTQ Rights, LGBT International News, LGBTQ Veterans, Russia LGBT Laws, Russia LGBTQ Crackdown, Russia LGBTQ+ laws, Vladimir Putin|

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBTQ International News MOSCOW — (April 23, 2026) — Russian courts have designated two LGBTQ-focused organizations as “extremist,” according to statements released by the groups, marking a significant escalation in the country’s ongoing restrictions targeting sexual orientation and gender identity advocacy. The organizations affected include the Moscow Community [...]

4 03, 2026

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

Paul Goldberg2026-09-06T16:47:20-07:00March 4th, 2026|Categories: LGBTQ News, World LGBT News|Tags: Civil Rights Act, Coming Out LGBTQ Group, Elena Kagan, Human Rights Russia, International LGBTQ Rights, Ketanji Brown Jackson, LGBT International News, LGBTQ Veterans, Russia LGBT Laws, Russia LGBTQ Crackdown, Sonia Sotomayor, Vladimir Putin|

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 [...]

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