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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.
 
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