Former employees of the Popcorn Books publishing house testified against top managers of 'Eksmo' in the case of LGBT propaganda, while the former director of Popcorn Books, Protopopov, reached a deal with the investigation regarding the extremism case.

Former employees of the Popcorn Books publishing house testified against top managers of 'Eksmo' in the case of LGBT propaganda, while the former director of Popcorn Books, Protopopov, reached a deal with the investigation regarding the extremism case.

@varlamov_news 21 Apr 2026, 19:39

In 2023, the Supreme Court of Russia declared the non-existent 'International LGBT Movement' extremist, leading to the persecution of LGBTQ individuals and the removal of LGBTQ scenes from media. In 2025, employees of Popcorn Books and Individuum were accused of extremism due to queer literature, resulting in the closure of Popcorn Books and the detention of the CEO of 'Eksmo'.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 15:46

As a result of searches at the management of the publishing house 'Eksmo', four people have been detained, including the CEO and the financial director, as part of an extremism case related to the distribution of books from the Popcorn Books publishing house.

@ovdinfolive 21 Apr 2026, 13:21

On April 21, law enforcement conducted searches at the publishing house 'Eksmo', detaining CEO Evgeny Kapyov and other employees suspected of organizing the activities of an 'extremist' organization related to the publication of certain books, which has led to the 'publishers' case'.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 12:52

Four employees of the publishing house 'Eksmo' were summoned for questioning regarding an LGBT propaganda case, including the general director, following searches related to the recall of books falling under the law prohibiting LGBT literature for children.

@bazabazon 21 Apr 2026, 12:51

Four representatives of the publishing house 'Eksmo', including CEO Evgeny Kapyev, were summoned for questioning in connection with a case regarding the distribution of books by Popcorn Books.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Apr 2026, 12:41

The head of the 'Eksmo' holding was detained in connection with a case of 'LGBT extremism', related to accusations of organizing extremist activities, marking the first case of its kind in Russia for publishers.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 12:35

The publishing house 'Eksmo' confirmed that its CEO Evgeny Kapyev and several employees were taken for questioning by the Investigative Committee of Russia as part of an extremism case.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Apr 2026, 12:32

The press service of the publishing house 'Eksmo' confirmed the detention of the general director and several employees in connection with a criminal case on extremism related to the distribution of books by Popcorn Books.

@varlamov_news 21 Apr 2026, 12:28

The president of the publishing group 'Eksmo-AST', Oleg Novikov, announced the detention of the CEO of 'Eksmo', Evgeny Kapyev, and several employees as part of investigative actions related to an extremism case initiated in 2025.

@meduzalive 21 Apr 2026, 12:14