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Country page 2024 – Russia

Country pages showcase events that have been directly registered on our site or discovered through online searches. For more information about the IDAHOBIT campaign, please visit our social media channels. Eurovision final party Location: Moscow, Tokmakov lane, 16 Date: 11...

Idahobit May 23, 2024

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Note on reporting May 17 events

Every year until 2020 we used to feature on Country Pages, which can be accessed via the interactive world map, as much information on May 17 events as we could find. We are currently unfortunately not in a capacity to...

joel September 8, 2021

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Russia 2021 Country Page

Note on event listing: Due to limited capacity, we are not able to provide a comprehensive overview of the hundreds of events that will take place worldwide. We list on this site the information that was directly sent to us...

joel May 10, 2021

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Russia Country page 2019

Four arrests in Russian LGBT protest SAINT PETERSBURG: Four people were arrested Friday (May 17) during a protest by LGBT activists in central Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city, an AFP reporter said. Around 10 people took part in the protest...

joel May 16, 2019

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Russia – IDAHOTB 2018 Country Page

There are far too many events worldwide for us to be able to report on them all. Also, for security reasons many events cannot be announced ahead of time. We're listing in our pages the events which were directly brought to...

Vicky May 16, 2018

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300 LGBT CELEBRATED IDAHOT UNDER OPEN ST. PETERSBURG SKIES

Report from LGBT organisation Coming Out Saint Petersburg. Today, the unexpected happened! Over 300 LGBT people and allies celebrated the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on Marsovo pole, the picturesque field in the center of Saint Petersburg; unimpeded, and...

Vicky May 18, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 country page: Russia

Report from Russian LGBT Network RAINBOW FLASHMOBS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND A "RALLY IN A BOX": THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA 2017 IN RUSSIA Every year on the May 17 people all over the world celebrate the International Day...

IDAHO May 15, 2017

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IDAHOT Report 2016: Russia

Activists and campaigners in Russia bravely held a handful of small events across the country, despite the threat of persecution from state and non-state groups. In Syktyvar (Komi Republic), local LGBT campaigners held the city’s first IDAHOT event for the local...

IDAHO May 23, 2016

IDAHOT Reports 2016 NEWS & EVENTS

Despite ban, censorship and violence, LGBT community in Russia speaks up for IDAHOT

From the organisers: ST. PETERSBURG CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA Today, May 17, 2016, rainbow balloons were released into the air above St. Isaac’s Cathedral to celebrate the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia in St. Petersburg, Russia....

Vicky May 17, 2016

Biggest ever LGBT public demonstration in Russia for IDAHOT

From organisers Coming Out St Petersburg: See original post HERE Over 350 people celebrated IDAHO today in the center of St. Petersburg on Marsovo Pole, this event becoming the largest LGBT rally as of today in Russia. Representatives...

Vicky May 17, 2015

IDAHOT Events 2015: Rainbow Flashmobs, Free hugs and more in Russia

Despite the current situation, many cities in Russia have seen IDAHOT commemorations organized by most regional branches and collective members of the Russian LGBT Network. The biggest celebration yet took place in St. Petersburg with over 350 participants. [box type="note" ]We...

IDAHO May 12, 2015

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Russia will see IDAHOT activities in various cities

Various actions are anticipated in 11 different Russian cities. Photo: Balloons are released on May 17, 2013 Many activists support the traditional Rainbow flashmob and so far, activists from different regions demonstrated a strong desire to realise one. In some regions LGBT activists...

IDAHO May 5, 2014

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Leading Russian LGBT Groups Launch Online Campaign ahead of Sochi Olympics

With the Winter Olympic Games opening in Sochi tomorrow (Friday, February 7), a coalition of leading Russian LGBT rights groups has launched a new online campaign to raise awareness about human rights abuses. Their statement now follows: Russian LGBT organizations:...

IDAHO February 6, 2014

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SOCHI Winter Olympic Games: What are we Celebrating?

The Olympic Games were initiated to be a beacon of friendship, fair play, hard work and justice amongst nations – a testimony of what is best in human nature. Image: “Sochi 2014″ by Christopher Striebly The $37Bn budget of the...

IDAHO February 6, 2014

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G20: St. Petersburg ‘From Russia With Love’ Action Marked by Police Intimidation

Over the past 24 hours, there have been joint protest actions in at least 34 cities, in 21 countries, all calling attention to Russia’s recent wave of crackdowns on LGBTI and human rights organising, as the G20 summit proceeds in...

IDAHO September 5, 2013

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Russian and International Human Rights Groups Launch ‘Keep Hope Alive’ Campaign

A coalition of Russian and international LGBT and human rights groups has today (August 28) launched the new global campaign, Keep Hope Alive, which highlights escalating and systematic clampdowns on civil society and rising abuses of human rights in Russia....

IDAHO September 1, 2013

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Russian LGBT Activists’ Views on Boycott of Winter Olympics

Read this week’s statement from the Russian LGBT Network regarding a potential boycott of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to be held in Stochi, February 7 – 20, 2014. The statement, ‘Winter Olympics, Let’s Speak Up, Not Walk Out’,...

IDAHO August 17, 2013

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LGBT activists in Saint Petersburg have IDAHO 2013 celebration amid anti-gay opposition

LGBT activists from Saint Petersburg had a successful IDAHO celebration in the Field of Mars (Marsovo Pole) today, May 17th. Despite strong opposition from anti-gay groups and representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, the IDAHO demonstration and Rainbow Flashmob have...

IDAHO June 17, 2013

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Rainbow Flashmob in Vladivostok

Russian LGBT activists organized a Rainbow Flashmob yesterday in the city of Vladivostok on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). The organizers have kindly shared some photos with the IDAHO Committee. Радужный_флешмоб_во_Владивостоке_

IDAHO May 17, 2013

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St. Petersburg IDAHO Rally to commemorate victims of homophobia and transphobia

The annual St. Petersburg International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia rally will take place tomorrow, May 17, at 2 pm on Marsovo Pole – the “Hyde Park” of St. Petersburg, in the city center. Traditionally, a joyful celebration of our...

IDAHO May 17, 2013

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IDAHOT Flashmob in Murmansk commemorates victims of homophobia and transphobia

LGBT activists and their supporters organized a Rainbow Flashmob in Murmansk, Russia, to mark IDAHOT on May 17th. “The weather was nice, the mood of the participants was cheerful,” said Sergey Alekseenko, chair of the LGBT organization Maximum. The event...

IDAHO May 17, 2013

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Russian Court: Police Acted Illegally in Detaining Pride Participants

On June 29, between 50 and 60 people were arrested after participating in Saint Petersburg Pride 2013. Some reports suggest that all, or almost all, participants were held. Anti-gay protesters were also arrested. Moreover, reports from witnesses and those detained,...

IDAHO May 17, 2013

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Russian Rainbow Flashmob organizers to hold mourning action in memory of murdered gay man from Volgograd

Amid news on IDAHO celebrations around the world, the IDAHO Committee is sad and deeply concerned to share news on another hate crime incident in Russia. On May 9th, a horrifying tragedy happenned in Volgograd. A young man was severely...

IDAHO May 17, 2013

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