Russia: St Petersburg murder victim was ‘well-known LGBT rights activist’

Yelena Grigoryeva received threats before she was stabbed to death, say campaigners.

Acquaintances said Grigoryeva’s name was on a list of LGBT activists published by a recently blocked Russian website that called on people to take vigilante action against them. Russia’s internet watchdog banned the website last week.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/22/lgbt-activist-murdered-in-saint-petersburg

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