Moscow clubgoers found guilty after Russia LGBTQ+ bar raids [Video]

A number of clubgoers in Russia’s capital Moscow have been found guilty of ‘petty hooliganism’ after police raids on three venues under the country’s draconian anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda law.

On Saturday (30 November), three LGBTQ+ nightclubs — Arma, Inferno and Mono — were the subject of raids by Russian security forces “as part of measures to combat LGBT propaganda”, according to reporting by the Russian state-run TASS news agency.

One clip shared on social media showed clubbers sitting cross-legged on the floor with their hands behind their heads as police in riot gear moved through the crowd and shouted orders, whilst another filmed people being marched out of a venue and towards a police vehicle.

According to a source who spoke with news outlet Vyorstka, clubgoers at Mono were handed handed military draft notices by police.

🚨 Russia: Putin regime enforcers raided 3 largest Moscow nightclubs on Friday night —Simachev, Mutabor/ARMA and Mono.Many men taken to the military conscription offices. Women eventually …