Reports suggest that Moscow's law enforcement have conducted searches in numerous homosexual clubs. This follows the Russian Supreme Court's recent decision to ban the "LGBT movement", according to local news outlets.
Party attendees were temporarily detained and their passports were imaged during the late-night operations on Friday, as reported by the Telegram channel Ostorozhno Novosti.
A participant expressed to the network his concern about potentially receiving a long prison sentence.
According to Ostorozhno Novosti, law enforcement stated they were in pursuit of narcotics. There has been no statement from municipal authorities as of yet.
An eyewitness shared with the media that during the peak of the event, the music was abruptly halted and law enforcement officers started entering the rest areas. The individual also mentioned that there were non-natives attending the social gathering in downtown Moscow.
Sota, a different Telegram channel, reported that three nightclubs in Moscow were stormed on Friday night.
Images and a clip have surfaced on social networks allegedly depicting a police vehicle and law enforcement personnel near a certain club.
The incursions occurred one day following the Russian Supreme Court's proclamation, which labeled the "LGBT public movement" as a radical group and prohibited its operations nationwide.
The decision was instigated by a proposal from the ministry of justice, despite the fact that there is no officially recognized group of that nature.
In 2020, amendments were made to the Russian constitution to explicitly define marriage as a bond between a male and a female. Russia does not acknowledge same-sex partnerships.
In the past few years, the authorities have been putting more and more pressure on the LGBT community in the country, according to Steve Rosenberg from the BBC in Moscow. In 2013, a law was enacted that banned the "promotion of non-traditional sexual relationships" directed towards young people.
The previous year, these limitations were broadened to include all age demographics in Russia. Mentions of LGBT individuals have been erased from literature, movies, commercials, and television programs.
A Russian television station earlier this month altered the colors of a rainbow in a South Korean pop music video to steer clear of potential allegations of breaking the "homosexual propaganda" legislation.
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