The director of a Russian travel agency arrested last month on charges of international LGBT extremism died yesterday while in custody in Moscow, OVD-Info reports.

Russia’s policies toward the LGBT community have long been a focal point of controversy. Framed as a defense of traditional values, these measures have increasingly drawn criticism from human rights advocates worldwide.

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively outlawed any LGBTQ activism in a ruling that designated “the international LGBT movement” as extremist.

A Russian man, charged with running an LGBTQ+ travel agency, has been found dead in his cell, rights groups and Russia state media have reported. Andrei Kotov, the director of the Men Travel agency, was arrested in November and charged with taking part in and organising “extremist” activities,

A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in a Moscow detention facility, as reported by rights group OVD-Info. Andrei Kotov, head of the "Men Travel" agency,

A Russian man arrested earlier this year for organizing LGBTQ+ travel tours has died in pre-trial detention, rights groups and Russian state media reported Sunday. Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel,