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...

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...

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....

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’,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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_

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...