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Russia Declares Leading LGBT Rights Group ‘Extremist’

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par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The City Court in St. Petersburg, Russia on February 24, 2026, when the ruling against Coming Out was handed down. © 2026 AP Photo Last week, a St. Petersburg court in a closed door hearing, designated a leading Russian LGBT rights group, Coming Out, as an “extremist organization.” The ruling delivers another severe blow to a community that has become a key target of the Kremlin’s harmful “traditional values” crusade. Coming Out is the first LGBT rights organization to be formally designated “extremist” since Russia’s Supreme Court in 2023 prohibited…

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