Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it calls “the international LGBT public movement” an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the country. The ruling was prompted by a motion from the justice ministry,

Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it called the “international LGBTQ movement” an extremist organization and banned all activities associated with it in the country. The landmark ruling on Thursday is set to further erode the rights of Russia ...

The move, which was approved Thursday by Russia’s Supreme Court, could have far-reaching legal implications for LGBT individuals and organizations by threatening long prison terms.

Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as "extremists", in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.

Human rights activists say supreme court’s vague wording provides wide scope for persecution

In a lawsuit, Russia's Justice Ministry argued that the LGBTQ movement included extremist signs and manifestations intended to incite "social and religious discord." The hearing occurred in private without a defendant,

The Supreme Court approved an application by the Justice Ministry to ban the movement in a closed hearing Thursday, state-run Tass news agency reported. The ministry said in a Nov. 17 statement