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Gay rights
In an interview with AP, Pope Francis has challenged laws that criminalise homosexuality, calling being gay a sin but not a crime. He also called on Catholic bishops to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
Russia's new anti-LGTBI laws and laws against so-called 'foreign agents' have publishers worried that the arts have been left unprotected against possible censorship.
Images show Russian police forcibly detaining protesters in the cities of Yekaterinburg and Tomsk against Russia's mobilisation, after President Vladimir Putin introduced a partial draft of reservists to fight in Ukraine. More than 200 people have been arrested so far at demonstrations across Russia, a police monitoring group said Wednesday. Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said 300,000 reservists are expected to be called in for military duty.
Thousands of LGBTQ supporters gather at Seoul City Hall Plaza for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival for the first time in three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of the police-barricaded plaza, a counter-protest against gay rights goes ahead. The police barricades were put up to separate the two large groups and prevent any clashes.
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