Russia includes the LGTBI movement on its list of terrorist organizations
The Russian authorities included the movement this Friday LGTBI , which is banned in the country, on its list of terrorist and extremist organizations, which could imply the freezing of bank accounts linked to the group. The measure could carry penalties of up to ten years in prison for financing the collective.
El Federal Financial Surveillance Service of Russia (Rosfinmonitoring) has made this decision after the Supreme Court of Russia endorse the request of the Ministry of Justicea, which urged to declare the movement LGTBI as an extremist.
Penalties of up to 10 years in prison
The decision responds to Russia's desire to completely ban the movement LGTBI in the country Likewise, the court ruled in favor of banning the group and recognized as «extremist» the structural division of its internal organization. However, Russian authorities have defended that this decision "does not violate citizens' right to privacy and does not entail negative legal consequences«.
In this sense, they have stated that this is a procedure to complete the process of completely prohibiting the movement.
Russia began its current repressive escalation against the collective LGTBI in 2013, with a first law against 'gay propaganda' which, under the premise of protecting minors, limited messages and activities. The latest constitutional reform also includes an explicit veto on same-sex marriage.
"The new 'gay propaganda' bill not only blatantly deprives LGBT people of their right to freedom of expression and endorses their discrimination, but will also likely lead to an increase in violent attacks and other gay-motivated crimes. hate against them“said the director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of Amnesty International, Marie Struthers.
