Russia’s general prosecutor on Thursday banned the activities of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, accusing it of taking a negative stance towards countries like Russia that protect “traditional spiritual and moral values”.
The prosecutor’s office said the ban applied specifically to two non-governmental organisations, one registered in the United States and the other in Britain and both called the Elton John AIDS Foundation. It officially designated them as “undesirable organisations.”
The foundation was set up by Elton John, the gay British singer
