Teenagers who filmed videos at the Sretensky Monastery have been charged with “LGBT propaganda” (Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code), reports TASS.
On 18 July, three young people attended a service at the Sretensky Monastery dressed in women’s clothing and filmed several videos there. Two of them have been formally charged, while materials regarding the third young man have been sent by law enforcement to the commission on juvenile affairs. Police also said they have launched an investigation into offences relating to the “insulting of religious feelings” (Article 148 of the Russian Criminal Code) and “violating legislation on freedom of religion” (Article 5.26 of the Administrative Code).
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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