Tag: propaganda
Russian lawmakers expand restrictions on promoting LGBTQ rights
Russian lawmakers unanimously approved a bill banning all forms of «LGBTQ propaganda» in a final reading Thursday, as Moscow presses ahead with its conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine.
Strasbourg Court: Russian ‘anti-propaganda’ law is discriminatory and violates human rights
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia’s ‘anti-propaganda’ legislation is in breach with human rights.
Indonesia: ‘Gay Porn’ Arrests Threaten Privacy
An Indonesian police raid targeting gay men in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 30, 2017, threatens the rights of the country’s already beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, Human Rights Watch said today.
Hungarian Village : Muslims and Gays ‘are unwelcome here’
A village in Hungary has banned Muslim dress, the call to prayer and and “homosexual propaganda”, BBC reports.
Moldovan Parliament considering ‘anti-propaganda’ bill
Last month, the Culture and Education Committee of the Moldovan Parliament approved a bill that seeks to ban ‘homosexual propaganda’, similar to the Russian anti-propaganda law of 2013.
Why many activists aren’t feeling the pride at this year’s Tel Aviv gay pride festival
Just ahead of Tel Aviv’s huge annual gay pride festival, a vibrant street party which runs from May 29-June 4 and attracts over 100,000 attendees, activist group Israeli Queers Against Occupation released “Pink,” an anti-pinkwashing music video set to the tune of Aerosmith’s song of the same name.