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We monitor persecution targeting LGBTQIA+ expression in Russia. This dataset results from our monitoring. We collected incidents of administrative persecution against individuals and organisations for the so-called “LGBT propaganda” from open sources: court documents, mass media and social media. Having such incidents in a structured form enables us to investigate connections between cases and identify patterns of persecution. Others can freely reuse this dataset. Read more in the detailed documentation below.

We identified more than 1,200 hate crimes against LGBTQIA+ people in Russia by analysing court decisions. We extracted the texts of court rulings from several sources and queried keyword in them to identify cases related to hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In the databse, we registered the types of crimes, the number of victims and fatalities, and whether crimes were committed by organised groups.