Day of protests against Russia's 'anti-gay' laws
Human rights groups are holding a day of protests across the globe in a bid to highlight Russia's "anti-gay" laws. The Winter Olympics' opening ceremony gets under way on Friday.
Tatchell: IOC 'gone along' with Russian anti-gay move
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) are complicit in one of Russia's anti-gay measures because they are have "gone along" with the banning of an LGBT "social meeting space", according to a leading gay rights campaigner.
Peter Tatchell told Daybreak the IOC had "allowed the ban to stand" while claiming they were anti-discrimination.
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