Russian Fines and Resistance

A Russian court has imposed a 500,000 rouble fine (approximately £5,200) on a regional news website for publishing a review of the television series Heated Rivalry. The ruling against Saratov Business Consulting (SarBC) marks one of the first known applications of Russia's expanded "gay propaganda" law to media coverage of the popular show, which is effectively banned in the country.The article in question, titled "Why Did ‘Heated Rivalry’ Become Popular?", appeared only briefly on the SarBC...