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  1. Rostelecom Ojsc Uk Regulatory Announcement: Rostelecom Launches 3G+ Network in the Volgograd RegionRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Business Wire

    Moscow, Russia - May 21, 2013 - Rostelecom OJSC , Russia's national telecommunications operator, announces the launch of 3G+ networks in Volgograd and Volzhsky through CJSC Volgograd GSM, a 100% subsidiary of Rostelecom.

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  2. Red state has trouble living with rising pink brigadeRead the original story

    Saturday May 18 | The New Zealand Herald

    All Anton Krasovsky's friends and colleagues knew he was gay. But when he announced it on live television it caused a sensation.

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  3. In Wake of Brutal Murder, Bloggers Question Roots of Russian HomophobiaRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Global Voices Online

    This post is part of RuNet Echo, a Global Voices project to interpret the Russian language internet.

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  4. Minister facing accusation over extradition to RussiaRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Prague Daily Monitor

    ... was afraid of a revenge by the Russian mafia. His lawyer Milan Hulik said the owner of a restaurant from Volgograd, Russia, had a conflict with the police and secret service that exacted protection fees from him. He left for Austria that refused to ...

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  5. Gay event organisers appeal ban in Russian courtRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Newkerala.com

    Moscow, May 17 : The organisers of several planned gay pride events have appealed to a court over Moscow City Hall's refusal to authorise their events, activists said.

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  6. Ryan Fogle, vodka, bears and gypsiesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Pravda

    Exposing a CIA agent, who was trying to recruit an agent of Russia's FSB , has become the talk of the day in Russia.

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  7. St. Petersburg LGBT Activists To Test 'Propaganda Law' With Tolerance EventRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 16 | Weekday Magazine

    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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  8. Russia: Investigate Homophobic Motivation for KillingRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Humans Rights Watch

    A hate motive clearly should not be ruled out in this brutal case. Regardless of what Tornovoy's sexual identity was, that the accused may have acted believing he was gay or apparently believe it's to their benefit to claim he was gay, is emblematic of a staggering level of homophobia and vulnerability of Russia's LGBT community.

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  9. Moscow Refuses to Authorize Gay Pride ParadeRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | Advocate

    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.

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  10. Homophobic Killing Sparks OutrageRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | St.Petersburg Times

    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.

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  11. Russia: The country that hates gay peopleRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | The Independent

    A homosexual man tortured to death. A TV star sacked after coming out on air. How did Russia end up like this? Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. 5 comments

  12. After Brutal Murder, Gay Activists Struggle to Highlight Russia's Rampant HomophobiaRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | Queerty

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

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  13. 23-year-old raped and murdered after coming out as gayRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | The Raw Story

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

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  14. When being gay in Russia is likened to terrorism, we must speak out | Anton KrasovskyRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | The Guardian

    A friend asked me why I risked everything to come out. It's because the time has come for me to be courageous Russian police detain activist Nikolai Alexeyev during an unauthorised gay pride parade in Moscow last year.

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  15. Man killed in Russia for being gayRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | Mid-Day Mumbai

    A 23-year-old man beaten to death in Volgograd in south Russia was the victim of a homophobic gang, Russian investigators have said.

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  16. Man killed in Russia for being gay - Indiatalkies.comRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | India Talkies

    Moscow, May 14 A 23-year-old man beaten to death in Volgograd in south Russia was the victim of a homophobic gang, Russian investigators have said.

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  17. Russian man is tortured and killed for being gayRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | Scotsman.com

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

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  18. Russia: Gay man tortured and killed after revealing sexualityRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | Xtra!

    A gay man whose naked and beaten body was found in the courtyard of an apartment building in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has been identified as Vladislav Tornovoi in a number of media reports.

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  19. Gay activists in Russia cite political intolerance as reason for alleged hate crimeRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | Salon

    In what authorities believe to be a hate crime, a 23-year-old gay man was brutally beaten and murdered in the Russian city of Volgograd last week.

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  20. Gay Man Tortured to Death in RussiaRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday May 12 | Advocate

    A gay man in Volgograd, Russia, was tortured to death and found dead in the courtyard of an apartment building, investigators said Sunday.

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