Former Popcorn Books Publisher Receives Suspended Sentence in LGBTQ+ ‘Extremism’ Trial
Dmitry Protopopov was sentenced in a trial concerning 'extremism' linked to the international LGBT movement. He was among three managers arrested in May 2025 under a ruling from Russia's Supreme Court from 2023. The claims regarding the trial are not independently verified.
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Dmitry Protopopov received a suspended sentence in a trial concerning 'extremism' linked to the international LGBT movement.
The trial of Dmitry Protopopov and the other managers is linked to a ruling by Russia's Supreme Court that outlawed the international LGBT movement.
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- —Dmitry Protopopov received a suspended sentence in a trial concerning 'extremism' linked to the international LGBT movement — not independently verified.
- —Dmitry Protopopov was among three senior managers arrested in May 2025 under a ruling from Russia's Supreme Court from 2023 — not independently verified.
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