Document #1275662

Amnesty International (Author)

Russia urged to reconsider anti-gay laws as activist fined

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/russia-urged-reconsider-anti-gay-laws-activist-fined-2012-05-04

ecoi.net description:
Saint Petersburg: Nikolai Alexeyev, a prominent LGBTI rights activist, was fined for spreading “gay propaganda” after he picketed the city hall with a poster that said “homosexuality is not a perversion”
Country:
Russian Federation
Source:
Amnesty International (Author)
Published:
4 May 2012
Original link:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/russia-urged-reconsider-anti-gay-laws-activist-fined-2012-05-04
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Document ID:
1275662 (former ID 215821)

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