Sochi Olympics Boycott Call Rejected By PM

David Cameron has ruled out a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Russia, insisting attending is a better way to tackle anti-gay prejudice.

The Prime Minister spoke out after broadcaster Stephen Fry called for the Games in 2014 to be moved because of Russia's anti-gay laws.

David Cameron said he had shared the "deep concern" about the abuse of gay people in the country.

But writing on Twitter, the Prime Minister said: "I believe we can better challenge prejudice as we attend, rather than boycotting the Winter Olympics."

Boycott call: Stephen Fry and David Cameron

Fry had appealed directly to Mr Cameron, asking him to support moves to stop Russia's hosting of the Games in Sochi next February.

The broadcaster compared Russian President Vladimir Putin's approach to gay people to Adolf Hitler's treatment of the Jews.

And he argued that allowing the Games to go ahead would be comparable to the decision to hold the 1936 Olympics in NAzi Germany.

He said: "An absolute ban on the Russian Winter Olympics of 2014 on Sochi is simply essential. Stage them elsewhere in Utah, Lillehammer, anywhere you like.

"At all costs Putin cannot be seen to have the approval of the civilised world."

Mr Putin signed a new bill into law in June banning "homosexual propaganda".

This makes it illegal to give anyone under 18 information about homosexuality.

Anyone deemed to be promoting gay rights or "non-traditional relationships" to young people could now be arrested and fined, or in the case of foreigners, detained and deported.

Critics say the law is intentionally vaguely-worded and part of a broader crackdown on gay rights.

The country's sports minister has said the law will apply to athletes and spectators at the Games.

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