Bloggers Haoyang Xu and Gela Gogishvili, who originally hail from the countries of China and Georgia respectively, were arrested on April 5 over a YouTube video. The couple regularly records their lives as same-sex couple content creators in Russia. They have also shared their content on platforms like TikTok and Telegram. Xu was reportedly stopped in what seemed like a regular ID check. He wasn’t carrying his passport at the time. The couple was later arrested while at a police station and charged under the “gay propaganda” law. In an interview with Newsweek, the couple said they were prevented from speaking to lawyers and “pressured” into signing a number of documents.
Russia Arrests LGBTQ+ YouTubers On ‘Their Gay’ Charges
- Al Ferguson
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