Volgograd, Russia News

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When Moscow authorities this week rejected an application to hold a gay-rights event later this month, it didn't raise eyebrows considering the city's long record of hostility to LGBT events.

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A Russian gay rights activist stands in front of Russian State Duma building on January 22, 2013 after being punched during a protest in Moscow.

The brutal killing of a gay man in the southern city of Volgograd has sparked outrage among Russia's LGBT community, with activists calling authorities 'accomplices' in the killing for stigmatizing sexual minorities.

The 23-year-old man brutally tortured and killed in the Russian town of Volgograd over the weekend has been identified as Vladislav Tornovoi.

THEY beat him, stabbed him, and tried to set him on fire. Then they crushed his head with a heavy stone.

This is reportedly the first image to emerge of Vladislav Tornovoi , the 23-year-old Russian man who was tortured, raped, and murdered over the weekend in the southern city of Volgograd after his acquaintances learned he was gay: In an murder which has sparked outrage across Russia and overseas, the young man's face was smashed with a rock and was ... (more)

Investigators say a 23-year-old Russian man was brutally beaten and left to die by his companions after drunkenly telling them he was gay.

A 23-year-old man has been tortured to death in Russia in an apparent homophobic attack, investigators said on Sunday, amid growing fears by rights groups that anti-gay sentiments are on the rise in the country.

An apparent homophobic killing has increased concerns among Russian activists about prejudice against gays, which they fear will be encouraged by a bill banning homosexual "propaganda". The body of a 23-year-old man was found in the courtyard of an apartment building in the southern city of Volgograd early on Friday with multiple wounds including ... (more)

A man is suspected of making a false bomb threat call to police because he was afraid to miss a train bound to south Russia from Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry reported.

Participants of a motor rally dedicated to the Victory Day reached the finish line in Vladivostok Tuesday to join celebrations for the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany .

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied across Russia on Wednesday to mark Labor Day with events ranging from Soviet-style state-endorsed marches to campaigns for promotion of European techno and single ladies' rights.

MOSCOW, April 30 Police have detained four suspects accused of embezzling 31 million rubles of budget funds allocated for the maintenance of the Caspian Highway, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

On April 28, people in the Russian city of Volgograd welcomed the Pobeda steam train.

Well after having a multi-hour interview followed up by numerous phone calls to clear up all of my opinions, despite all that effort, the Wall Street Journal has completely misrepresented me, in what I personally believe to be a hit piece.