Anti-gay propaganda law

Illustration courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law
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Police confront gay pride rally in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2017. (Olga Maltseva photo courtesy of AFP/ Getty Images)
Russian lawmakers propose doubling fines against so-called “LGBT propaganda”