Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.

Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug raid, local media reported.

Eyewitnesses told journalists that clubgoers’ documents were checked and photographed by the security services. They also said that managers had been able to warn patrons before police arrived.

  • @avater
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    10 months ago

    Ah yeah, the daily reminder that Russia has indeed become the comical evil country as it was always portrayed in Tom Clancys books, if not worse…

    • cannache
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      410 months ago

      Twin Clancy that’s an old name I haven’t heard in ages

      • @avater
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        1010 months ago

        Twin Clancy, that’s a name I never heard before 😅

        • cannache
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          19 months ago

          Dude you have no idea, I’ve got so many doppelgangers lol