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Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region Bans Gay Pride Parades | Under pressure from the Russian Orthodox Church, Russia’s Arkhangelsk region has adopted a draft law banning gay pride marches. In 2010, the European Court of Human Rights fined Moscow authorities $40,000 for repeatedly denying activists their right to freedom of assembly by banning gay pride events. But in May over 30 people, including activist Dan Choi, were arrested and beaten while trying to stage a gay pride parade.
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