The hearing ruling obtained by NRK stated that the man contacted the Russian and Iranian embassies to assist them in obtaining information. According to the document, the suspect collected records of visitors, vehicle information, and personal details of diplomats.
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In 2017, the ex-top manager of the Russian space agency was found dead in a prison cell. Authorities later said that the case was investigated as a murder.

Romanova says that Kotov was likely driven to suicide after being pressured to identify and testify against other people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSG...

Kotov’s defense stated that the prosecution had not provided evidence nor linked Kotov to the so-called “international LGBT movement,” a non-existent organization that Russia previously designated as extremist. Despite this, Kotov was immediately placed on the list of extremists and terrorists.

Andrei Kotov was detained in December at home. According to him, he was beaten during the arrest. The prosecution said the accusation was based on his statements and information retrieved from his phone. Kotov didn't plead guilty.

According to Agentstvo, Moscow police have acknowledged for the first time that their raids were connected to LGBT. An LGBT activist from Barcelona, Mila Yuma, said she receives dozens of messages from Russians asking how they can flee Russia. Read the full story here:
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Last year, Russia recognized the non-existent ‘international LGBT movement’ as an extremist organization. This weekend, on the first anniversary of this designation, Moscow police conducted raids ‘against LGBT’ in nightclubs. According to reports, dozens of people were detained.

Gender studies researcher Kirill Polkov states that anti-LGBT rhetoric became a ‘starting point’ in justifying the ‘active Russian invasion of Ukraine,’ alongside the concepts of ‘denazification’ and ‘demilitarization’ of Ukraine.

Dmitry tried to terminate his contract with the Russian military after realizing he was gay in 2021, but he was threatened with prosecution and remained in the army.

— They were telling us that LGBT is unacceptable. There shouldn’t be people like them, and in general, there are no people like them in our society. Without much detail—as it’s considered obvious that a man has to be with a woman—the negative image of LGBT was reinforced constantly.

— Since the war began, the issue of the importance of the war and the issue of LGBT began to be discussed regularly in those meetings, former serviceman Dmitry (name changed) told SvD.

According to Blagoi, German media do not report how “Ukrainian military strikes peaceful cities.” Blagoi claimed he received a letter from German authorities announcing their decision after the channel aired a story alleging that the West planned sabotages in Russia.