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Russia seeks nationwide ban on ‘homosexual propaganda’
Russia could soon adopt a controversial new law that targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, according to the Associated Press. The Russian parliament will vote this week on legislation that would outlaw providing minors with “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism.” The bill would make promoting homosexuality to minors,…
Russian group: ‘Gay milk’ illegally promoting homosexuality to children
The People’s Council, an anti-gay group in Russia, claims that Vesyoly Molochnik milk being sold in St. Petersburg violates the city’s ban on homosexual propaganda. The milk carton contains a rainbow, “a world-renowned symbol of the gay movement,” according to Anatoly Artukh of the People’s Council. “That immediately put me…
St. Petersburg’s ‘gay propaganda’ law has LGBT Russians wary
St. Petersburg's 'gay propaganda' law has LGBT Russians wary (via The Christian Science Monitor) Eight burly guards in black suits ushered guests into an anonymous building on the bank of the Neva River in St. Petersburg, as activists, artists, and diplomats gathered last month for the opening of the city’s…
Iran jury finds Reuters news agency guilty of ‘propaganda against the regime’ over ninja report
A Tehran jury on Sunday found the international news agency Reuters guilty of the crime of “propaganda against the regime” for a report mischaracterising female ninja students as assassins, Iranian media said. Reuters was also found guilty of “publishing false information in an effort to disturb public opinion” over the…
Military-entertainment complex? Act of Valor film described as ‘beyond propaganda’
Al Jazeera English’s Nic Muirhead on Sunday explained the growing relationship between the Department of Defense and Hollywood, particularly in regards to the action film Act of Valor. “We are not longer simply borrowing material or ideas or roles, we’re actually borrowing the military itself to make a movie,” author…
Daughter of Iranian ex-president on trial for anti-regime ‘propaganda’
TEHRAN — The daughter of Iranian former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is standing trial on charges of making anti-regime propaganda, her lawyer was quoted as saying on Sunday after a closed hearing. “After the court told her about her accusation of propaganda against the regime, she and I gave our…
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