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The Sphere Foundation has launched a petition calling for easier visas for LGBT people from Russia
Due to the recognition of LGBT as an "extremist organization," Sphere launched a petition calling on foreign countries that have signed international human rights conventions to ensure that visas and travel documents are easier to obtain for LGBT people and specialized human rights defenders from Russia.
Human rights activists emphasize that recognition of LGBT as an "extremist organization" will lead exclusively to mass repressions against LGBT people, especially those who publicly advocated for the LGBT community.
The petition is addressed to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the European Union member states, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, as well as representatives of the European Commission.
