Telegram channel "Molniya Moscow" reported the detention of transgender blogger Milana Petrova in Domodedovo

Transgender blogger Milana Petrova has been in a special detention center for 24 hours. This was reported by OVD-Info with reference to the closed telegram channel “Molniya Moscow”, which Petrova advertised on her blog.

According to OVD-Info, the channel published a photo of the blogger with signs of beatings and an audio message in which Petrova says that “everything is fine, relatively speaking.” on Petrova’s Telegram channel On August 12, a message appeared about her detention at Domodedovo airport. The reasons for the detention are unknown.

On August 14, the Molniya Moscow public page published a post stating that the Domodedovo press service did not confirm Petrova’s detention at the airport. At the same time, the head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina , reported that the blogger was fined 200 thousand rubles under the article on “LGBTQ propaganda” (Part 3 of Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code) and 50 thousand under the article on “discrediting” the army (Part 1 Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code).

Milana Petrova left Russia at the end of 2021. She attributed this to concerns about harassment due to her content. As wrote Mediazona with reference to the blogger herself, even before her departure, she was summoned to the police department for inspection under an administrative article about “propaganda of homosexuality.” In 2022, Petrova announced her transgender transition.

In July 2023, two protocols were drawn up against Milana Petrova - about “discrediting” the army and “LGBTQ propaganda.” It is not reported what became the reason for the persecution.

Petrova runs a telegram channel about gossip about stars. She was among those about whom the head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina, wrote complaints. In July, Mizulina reported that, at her request, Roskomnadzor included Petrova’s Telegram and YouTube channels in the register of prohibited sites.

Updated at 12:02 p.m. A link to the “Molniya Moscow” telegram channel has been added to the title. Information about Milana Petrova's fine has been added to the news text.

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