Agents Quote by Cecilia Malmstrom

The law in Russia bans "propaganda of homosexuality," which is defined as dissemination of information that can cause harm to the spiritual or physical…

— Masha Gessen

I think that a person cannot be criminally or otherwise prosecuted, his or her rights cannot be infringed upon the grounds of nationality, ethnicity…

— Vladimir Putin

Our expectation is that the Russian Federation does its part to protect its own citizens in full respect of human rights principles.

— Federica Mogherini

Denial of Russia in the name of humanity it is - robbing humanity

— Nikolai Berdyaev

I've got to think about what I'm going to say very carefully. There's two avenues of thought: Do you stop everyone going, ban all…

— Elton John

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is…

— Vladimir Putin

What's going on in Russia is not that the public is homophobic, but that the Kremlin has unleashed a war. You don't fight a…

— Masha Gessen

So I am deeply saddened and shocked over the current legislation that is now in place against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community…

— Elton John

I would like to see Russia develop as democratically as possible. But when we judge Russia we must also consider where the country is…

— Angela Merkel

In Russia there are special people who are permitted to do anything. They are the sacrificial priests of power. Anyone who is not a…

— Vladimir Sorokin

When we get the remote Russian village online, what will get people to the Internet is not going to be reports from Human Rights…

— Evgeny Morozov

Russians have a new freedom, but as long as they don't express that freedom on a public platform.

— Marc Almond