Russia's largest publishing group, Eksmo-AST, has fired employees who refused to comply with new censorship rules for queer literature, introduced in response to recent Russian laws, while others resigned in protest.

Russia's Investigative Committee released Eksmo CEO Yevgeny Kapyev and three other senior executives, who had been detained in an "extremism" case over queer literature, but ordered them to return for further questioning.

Russian authorities have detained the CEO of Eksmo, the country's largest book publisher, following searches of executives' homes as part of an LGBTQ+ "extremism" investigation.

Yevgeny Kapyev, head of Eksmo publishing house, stated that some rights holders are refusing to make changes to their books to comply with Russia's law banning the "propaganda" of drugs.

Prosecutors in Moscow have requested a four-year suspended prison term for Artyom Vakhlyayev, sales director at Eksmo publishing house, for selling queer literature.

Russian censors are investigating Eksmo, the country's largest publishing house, and questioning its head in connection with the publication of queer literature, as part of ongoing "LGBT propaganda"…

Yevgeny Kapyev, CEO of Eksmo group, Russia's largest publishing house, was arrested for questioning as part of the country's ongoing repression of LGBTQ-related content.

Yevgeny Kapyev, CEO of Eksmo, and his colleagues were released from police custody after being questioned as part of a federal investigation into LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' and 'extremism'.

Detained former employees of Popcorn Books and Individuum have reportedly told investigators that Eksmo executives were involved in an 'extremism' case related to the sale of queer literature in Russia.