Gay clubgoers in Moscow found guilty of ‘hooliganism’ amid armed raids

A gay nightclub was reportedly in Moscow by armed police (Image: X/igorsushko)

Up to a dozen queer clubgoers in Moscow were rounded up in police raids and found guilty of “hooliganism” earlier this month by a court in Russia.

The Russian state-run TASS news agency recently reported that three clubs, Arma, Inferno, and Mono, were raided “as part of measures to combat LGBT propaganda,” according to LGBTQ Nation.

In a video of one of the raids, clubgoers can be seen sitting on the floor with their hands over their heads receiving orders from armed police officers.

Russian outlet Vyorstka reported that at the Mono raid, young men were handed military draft notices by police.

🚨 Russia: Putin regime enforcers raided 3 largest Moscow nightclubs on Friday night —
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