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Russia Invades Home of Leading Gay Activist

HeadlineAug 29, 2013

Authorities in Russia have raided the home of the country’s leading gay activist as part of a crackdown on LGBT rights. Nikolai Alexeyev says police ransacked his home.

Nikolai Alexeyev: “I would say it was not a raid, but rather a pogrom, because the whole flat has been dug up. You can look here, in the bathroom. There are broken tiles in the bathroom. In the other room, where my mother lives, everything has been thrown out. The balcony has been dug up. Everything has been totally dug up.”

Alexeyev is a leading critic of a new law that allows Russian authorities to fine anyone accused of promoting “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors.” The crackdown has sparked protests around the world with some calling for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics set to take place in Sochi, Russia.

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