Moscow gays have just reported that "Major success and defeat of Police...Protesters at Moscow Pride [successful]."
Here are the latest blog entries:
13:00. Moscow police and OMOH have been fooled. Nikolai Alexeyev reports: "Gay picket at Moscow took place fifteen minutes ago in front of the Tchaikovsky statue. Police were not there."
There were 35 people on the demonstration ...they unveiled a banner and flag. There were journalist present ...
13:05: No one was arrested at the Tchaikovsky statue. Picket lasted for ten minutes .. there were chants of "Tchaikovsky was also gay", "no to homophobes" and "equal rights for LGBT". A police car arrived five minutes after the demonstration started. The police informed the OMOH, but was too late as the location is not too easy to reach by car.
13:15: Second "action" in front of City Hall started five minutes ago.
13:20: Activists unfurl a six metre banner in front of City Hall. The banner, displayed on a second floor apartment across the street.
13:25: Nikolai Alexeyev reports: "As we told our people our plan beforehand, there are no gays on the square opposite City Hall. We are all safe in the apartment."
13:30. Anti-gay protesters and police are bewildered. They don't know where the gay demonstrators are! 250 balloons have been released and are now flying over Moscow.
Russian Blog Update
01 Jun 2008
Date Edited: 01 Jun 2008 04:49:05 AM
Here are the latest blog entries:
13:00. Moscow police and OMOH have been fooled. Nikolai Alexeyev reports: "Gay picket at Moscow took place fifteen minutes ago in front of the Tchaikovsky statue. Police were not there."
There were 35 people on the demonstration ...they unveiled a banner and flag. There were journalist present ...
13:05: No one was arrested at the Tchaikovsky statue. Picket lasted for ten minutes .. there were chants of "Tchaikovsky was also gay", "no to homophobes" and "equal rights for LGBT". A police car arrived five minutes after the demonstration started. The police informed the OMOH, but was too late as the location is not too easy to reach by car.
13:15: Second "action" in front of City Hall started five minutes ago.
13:20: Activists unfurl a six metre banner in front of City Hall. The banner, displayed on a second floor apartment across the street.
13:25: Nikolai Alexeyev reports: "As we told our people our plan beforehand, there are no gays on the square opposite City Hall. We are all safe in the apartment."
13:30. Anti-gay protesters and police are bewildered. They don't know where the gay demonstrators are! 250 balloons have been released and are now flying over Moscow.