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Authoritarian backlash on LGBTQ rights: a case of Russian anti-LGBTQ laws and the increase in the level of hate crime that they triggered

Authoritarian backlash on LGBTQ rights: a case of Russian anti-LGBTQ laws and the increase in the level of hate crime that they triggered

By Sergei Katsuba, University College, Dublin, Ireland In December 2023, the Russian Supreme Court labeled the “international LGBT movement” as extremist. This decision marked the culmination of a troubling 30-year journey from the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1993 to the enactment of the “gay propaganda law” in 2013 and finally to the “extremist” status in…

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Challenging hatred towards Gypsies, Travellers and Roma: A missed opportunity

Challenging hatred towards Gypsies, Travellers and Roma: A missed opportunity

In recent weeks in the UK, the ex-Home Secretary and current Member of Parliament, David Blunkett, has voiced his concerns regarding the integration of Roma communities in to his constituency in northern England. He has even insinuated that riots may ensue due to the community tensions that he suggests have been enflamed by the failure…

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