Police charge Navalny activist with illegal ‘gay propaganda’ for sharing photos of kissing couples
Police in Krasnodar have opened a misdemeanor case against Alexey Navalny’s local campaign coordinator, charging Anastasia Panchenko with illegal “gay propaganda” for sharing two photos on Instagram showing same-sex couples kissing during protests on February 14. According to her lawyer, Mikhail Benyash , Panchenko faces a fine as high as 100,000 rubles ($1,340), if convicted.