Russias state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring hasadded the so-called international LGBT public movement to its list of terrorists and extremists.Being added to the registry allows the authorities to freeze designees' bank accounts without a court order.It was not immediately clear how Rosfinmonitoring planned to enforce its rules against the vaguely defined LGBT movement, which does not legally exist, and thus has no registered address or bank account.The listing comes after Russias Supreme Court designated the so-called movement as a banned extremist organization in November.Russias Justice Ministry added the international LGBT movement to its list of banned organizations on March 1.This week, a court in the city of Orenburg ordered thearrest of two managers at a gay bar as part of Russias first criminal extremism case against members of the LGBTQ+ community.They face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of organizing extremist activities.Russias civil rights and LGBTQ+ activists have told The Moscow Times the extremist designations could allow the authorities to prosecute anyone who has associated with LGBTQ+ lifestyles or symbols in public.LGBTQ+ rights have gradually eroded in the decade since President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning LGBT propaganda toward minors in 2013.
Music
Trailers
DailyVideos
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Srilanka
Nepal
Thailand
Iraq
Iran
Russia
Brazil
StockMarket
Business
CryptoCurrency
Technology
Startup
Trending Videos
Coupons
Football
Search
Download App in Playstore
Download App
Best Collections