01/12/2012
Activists Arrested in Arkhangelsk, Russia in Test of 'Gay Propaganda' Law

http://www.towleroad.com/2012/01/my-entry.html

Russian gay activist Nikolai Alexeev and Alexey Kiselev were arrested this week in the far north city of Arkhangelsk, Russia after a series of actions in sub-zero temperatures in defiance of a "gay propaganda" law that was passed there last year similar to the ones under consideration in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and nationwide, according to Alexeev's Facebook page.

On Tuesday, they unfurled a 20 meters rainbow flag in front of the entrance to Arkhangelsk Parliament.

On Wednesday, Alexeev wrotes on his Facebook page: "Me, Alexey Kiselev and Kirill Nepomnyaschiy arrested at solitary pickets in Arkhangelsk. All of us are now at local police station, protocols are being written....officially accused of homosexual propaganda in Arkhangelsk. It is the first time Arkhangelsk gay propaganda laws passed last autumn are used in practice! All of us face a fine of up to 2000 rub each (50 euros). Court hearing is scheduled for 20 January. But we are still at police.

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
More arrests under 'homosexual propaganda' law in Russia
By Paul Canning

http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2012/01/more-arrests-under-homosexual.html

Three Russian gay activists were arrested today under the 'homosexual propaganda' law in the northern city of Arkhangelsk.

Nikolay Alekseev, Alexey Kiselev and Kirill Nepomnyaschiy were arrested and have now been charged and bailed while conducting 'solitary' pickets next to a children's library.

Arkhangelsk is the coolest city name ever.

More seriously, I'd hoped that law wouldn't get enforced. It seemed to ridiculous to be true.