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Russian man arrested for allegedly running LGBTQ+ travel agency found dead in custody (apnews.com)
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A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in custody in Moscow, rights group OVD-Info reported Sunday, amid a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Russia.

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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The man looks a lot like Putin.

[–] CrazyFrog97@discuss.online 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i wish

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears before the media after the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 28, 2024. (Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

here's the actual guy

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think you got your photos mixed, this definitely doesn’t look like Putin. /jk

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

That's how Putin looks without the makeup and prosthetics.