A protocol was drawn up against Pavel Osipov, an activist with the “Sterlitamak, Breathe!” movement, under the article on the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations on the internet (Part 4, Article 6.21 of the Code of Administrative Offences), reports “7×7.”
The court will consider the case on 15 July. According to Osipov himself, the grounds for the protocol were a photo published on social media in October 2024. He took the image from case material in which he was working as a lawyer. The picture shows two young women kissing, one of whom was a figure in an extortion case. According to the activist, the complaint against him was written by a local resident, Viktoria Pivovartseva.
Osipov is known as a campaigner against air pollution in Sterlitamak, a city in Bashkortostan. In 2023, activists held a protest wearing gas masks, and in autumn 2024 they gathered 17,000 signatures on a petition calling for the resignation of officials responsible for the environment. Two years ago, police came to Osipov’s workplace after he was photographed next to a poster saying “For Putin! For victory! For clean air!” during a city run.
Asya Sokolova for OVD-Info
The adoption of the “LGBT propaganda” law marked not only widespread censorship but also intensified repression against LGBTQ people and the organisations that support them. With the designation of the “International LGBT Movement” as an “extremist organisation,” this pressure has increased once again.
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