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13‑year‑old boy accused of “LGBT propaganda” in Russia. He now faces being sent to a special school for juvenile offenders

c/russia · u/Sepia@mander.xyz · 38 points

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The assault on anything LGBTQ-related in Russia continues. After hundreds of administrative cases and even criminal prosecutions, after bans on support organisations, the police have now filed a report against a 13-year-old schoolboy for “LGBT propaganda” and for displaying extremist symbols. Mediazona discovered the records relating to the case in the Russian court database (we are not disclosing his name or region for safety reasons). It’s illegal to prosecute a someone for this kind of offence at such a young age, so the charges have been dropped. But the boy now faces the risk of being sent to a special school for juvenile offenders.

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u/ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 points

>special school for juvenile offenders.

Didn't I see an article on lemmy like *last week* that said "russia is sending people to special schools for juvenile offenders where they learn to fight the war and are brainwashed to want to" or something? I'm gonna guess this is one of those.

u/ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 5 points

Maybe this is all an elaborate ruse to add another member to the ever-shrinking pool of uniformed warm bodies slated to die in Ukraine through Yunarmiya - the ultimate reeducation school in Russia.