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06/02/2010 09:12:12 

St Petersburg Pride Organizers arrested at Opposition Demo

Activists were taking part in a regular protest to defend freedom of assembly

 

Gays and lesbians who joined the action “March of Opposition” on May 31 in St Petsrburg were arrested by anti-riot police (OMON). This public action organized every 31st day of each month by the political opposition and several human rights groups was not authorized by the authorities.

 

AFP reported that 500 participants took part in Moscow and 300 in St Petersburg. Organizers said that 100 persos were arrested during the meeting.

 

St Petersburg Gay Pride Organizers Maria Efremenkova and Alexader Sheremetyev were among the people detained in St Petersburg. “They were violent and threw us on the ground” said Maria Efremenkova. Mr Sheremetyev was also arrested in Minsk in May for taking part in the unauthorized Slavic Gay Pride.

 

The protest is held every 31st day of each month to defend freedom of assembly guaranteed by Article 31 of the Russian Constitution.

 

The first ever Gay Pride will be held in St Petersbourg on June 26.

 

GayRussia.Ru (photo by Sergey Chernov)
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