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Associated Press: Gay activists detained in Russia at protest against torture

By Associated Press.
Russian riot policemen detain a gay and LGBT rights activist during an unauthorized gay rights activists rally in central Moscow on May 30, 2015. Moscow city authorities turned down demands for a gay rights rally. (AFP)
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Russian police have detained several gay rights activists in St. Petersburg during a protest against the reported abuse of homosexuals in Chechnya.

An Associated Press photographer saw three women being detained during May’s 1 protest. The Fontanka.ru news portal reported about 10 detentions in all on Nevsky Prospekt, the city’s central avenue. No official information was available.

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