[trandango]

So you must not have seen all the news about westerners having a problem with these internal Russian laws

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66200194

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63747732

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/14/europe/russia-lgbtq-rights-ge...

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/europe/russia-lgbtq-propagand...

[olddustytrail]

I certainly didn't because they're obscure side stories that nobody reads.

Honestly, I doubt anyone I know has ever heard of these Russian laws.

[pfannkuchen]

People are definitely unhappy with human rights type issues in e.g. Iran and Russia, such as treatment of women or LGB people inside the country.