Below is a December roundup of notable developments in how repressive laws were enforced

Dec 22

• Bashkortostan / federal cassation: Our monitoring reports that the Sixth Cassation Court quashed a 100,000-ruble fine issued to eco-activist Pavel Osipov under KoAP 6.21(4) (“propaganda” to minors online) and terminated the proceedings.
• St Petersburg: A new administrative file under KoAP 6.21(3) (“propaganda” to adults online) was reportedly submitted to court against Sergey Kondrashov (described as a lawyer and heterosexual LGBT ally). This is said to be a repeat filing after an earlier protocol in November was returned by the court.
• St Petersburg: Another repeat filing under KoAP 6.21(3) was reportedly submitted against Natalya Tsymbalova (described as a former coordinator of the Alliance of Heterosexuals and LGBT for Equality), after a November protocol was returned.
• Zabaykalsky Krai: PostNews reported that prosecutors drew up a protocol against the Chitai-Gorod bookstore chain over books said to contain information about a banned movement; PostNews mentioned titles/authors including Fredrik Backman, John Boyne, and Ursula K. Le Guin.
• Roskomnadzor blocklist: The page for the film “Milk” (Harvey Milk, 2008) on a pirate site was reported as added to the blocked-sites registry.

Dec 19

• Moscow: Media reported that a magistrate fined RTVI editor-in-chief Vladislav Trifonov 4,000 rubles for mentioning LGBT without the “extremism” marker (KoAP 13.15(2)).
• Yekaterinburg: Poet Egor Beloglazov (50) died while under travel restrictions; he had faced accusations including “LGBT propaganda” connected to an image depicting Putin with makeup (as reported by SOTAvision).
• St Petersburg: Court status updates appeared for the 2nd and 3rd “LGBT propaganda” cases (KoAP 6.21(3)) against gay activist Igor Kochetkov; the docket reflected that some penalty was imposed earlier (Oct 22 and Nov 7), with details not public.
• Moscow: A court convicted music teacher Yekaterina Kirsanova of sexualized violence against a minor (CC 132(4)); the sentence was reported as classified.
• St Petersburg / Leningrad Region arbitration: The arbitration court published the text of a ruling requiring pro-war writer Irina Lisova to delete Telegram posts accusing the publisher KompasGid (among other things) of supporting LGBT.

Dec 18

• Moscow (in absentia): Sex educator and openly lesbian Sasha Kazantseva was sentenced in absentia to 9 years over a combination of charges reported as tied to “agent” compliance, alleged “involvement in the LGBT movement,” and anti-war “fake news” about the army.
• Khabarovsk Krai: A prisoner (Alejandro M.) was fined 50,000 rubles under KoAP 6.21(1) for alleged “LGBT propaganda” among other inmates (per Mediazona).
• St Petersburg: A new protocol under KoAP 6.21(3) was registered against blogger/journalist Vadim Vaganov (openly gay).
• Nalchik / Ulyanovsk / Chita: Police demanded bookstores remove Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Left Hand of Darkness”, reportedly citing “LGBT propaganda.”
• Chelyabinsk: Members of the nationalist group “Russian Community” complained publicly that authorities were not updating them on a case tied to a retail chain they targeted over a children’s book chapter about a “kingdom of gays and lesbians.”

Dec 17

• Vologda Region: A regional court overturned a lower-court decision requiring a trans person to change their gender marker back to the sex assigned at birth (reported by a rights lawyer).
• Moscow: A cosplay/anime expo (Cosplay & Anime Expo / CAE) faced a denunciation alleging “LGBT propaganda”; participants reported police contact and said they were able to clarify the situation.
• Roblox / Roskomnadzor: Roskomnadzor said a Roblox representative contacted the agency and agreed to comply with requirements as part of efforts to restore access.
• Moscow: Prosecutors reportedly sought 9 years for Sasha Kazantseva; earlier reporting said the case would be heard behind closed doors, though arguments were reported as held in open court.

Dec 16

• Moscow Region (Gorki-2): A 15-year-old stabbed and killed a 10-year-old; media reported the suspect circulated a neo-Nazi “manifesto” blaming LGBT people and other groups.
• Moscow: A protocol was filed against writer Mikhail Zygar for alleged participation in an “undesirable organization” (Mediazona noted the filing; details unclear).

Dec 15

• Moscow: A court designated Pussy Riot an “extremist organization” and banned its activities in Russia.
• Nizhnevartovsk: A man assaulted a passerby because he thought she was gay; local reporting said he was detained and charged, with no public confirmation on whether hate motive was included.

Dec 13

• Kemerovo: Mediazona published details on a case where a woman (Alisa S.) said she received 51,000 rubles in fines: one protocol over a 2014 collage with a rainbow sticker (treated as “banned symbols”), and another over a 2013 joking video labeled as “LGBT propaganda.”

Dec 12

• Novosibirsk (IK-9): Supporters of imprisoned openly trans man Mark Kislitsyn urged sending holiday cards early, expecting punitive isolation during the holidays.
• Broadcast censorship: TNT Music blurred comedian Alexander Gudkov in a dress during a music-video broadcast, according to reporting.
• Nizhny Tagil: A teacher won 300,000 rubles in damages from a schoolgirl who allegedly created a “homosexual” dating profile in his name (local reporting).
• St Petersburg arbitration: The court ordered Irina Lisova to delete posts attacking publisher KompasGid (the dispute later appeared in the published reasoning).

Dec 11

• T-Bank (ex-Tinkoff): T-Bank published internal pre-moderation criteria for “Company Blogs” that reportedly ban the use of feminine job titles (feminitives), citing the “LGBT propaganda” ban.

Dec 9

• Moscow: A protocol under KoAP 6.21(1) was filed against feminist publisher No Kidding Press (Mediazona noted the filing).
• “Russian Community”: The group claimed it forced cancellation of an Otto Dix concert, citing “LGBT propaganda”
• Blocking children’s coloring pages: Mash claimed a Moscow court instructed Roskomnadzor to block a children’s coloring site over content including weapons and “gays”; a tech outlet described a court-backed move to add the resource for blocking.

Dec 8

• Cherkessk: Authorities reported completion of a criminal case labeled “LGBT extremism” (CC 282.2(2)); the defendant reportedly “admitted guilt” and received 2.5 years in a general-regime colony.

Dec 7

• Novosibirsk: A lesbian couple reported an administrative protocol over posts about their life together (reported from a closed Telegram channel).
• Moscow: Two protocols under KoAP 6.21(4) (online “propaganda” to minors) were filed against Sasha Kazantseva.
• St Petersburg: The court docket in Kochetkov’s first KoAP 6.21(3) case was updated; earlier reporting said he was found liable and fined 100,000 rubles (decision text not published at the time)

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Dec 5

• Ulyanovsk: Police/National Guard/investigators detained three men over alleged organization of closed LGBT parties; a court reportedly placed them under house arrest during the investigation under CC 282.2(1) and 282.2(2).
• Moscow: After being sent back for reconsideration, participants in the early-September “hippy gathering” kiss case were again found liable for “LGBT propaganda,” but the new penalty was not specified publicly.

Dec 3

• Moscow: The Moscow City Court overturned penalties for two men accused of offline “propaganda” (KoAP 6.21(1)) for kissing at a “hippy gathering,” citing procedural issues and sending the cases back for a new hearing.
• Roblox: Roskomnadzor blocked Roblox, with officials citing alleged repeated distribution of content including “LGBT themes,” among other grounds.
• Streaming censorship: Russia-based online cinemas and RuTube reportedly cut scenes showing a relationship between two female characters in “Stranger Things” (reported by Verstka).

Dec 2

• Yekaterinburg: A trial reportedly began against Ural rights channel administrator Aleksei Sokolov over repeated display of “extremist” Meta symbols (CC 282.4(1)); reporting said investigators also referenced materials allegedly “promoting LGBT ideology.”