1st REPORTS FROM THIS YEAR'S MOSCOW PRIDE -- Protest going forward despite attempted repression

More photos from Moscow Pride (before the repression)

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01 Jun 2008
Date Edited: 01 Jun 2008 01:18:37 PM

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Nikolai Baev shouting in Russian : "Freedom to gays and lesbians" "Tchaikovski was gay" "LGBT Rights are Human Rights"

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Nikolai Alekseev

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Activists starts to walk on the pavement and conduct a march. A police car (with only one driver) passing by is reporting the situation by phone.

Within 1 minute, activists stop the actions and disassemble to avoid the arrival of the OMOH (the Russian riot police).

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Activists walking on the street after they organized the action in front of Tchaikovsky statue.

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At the same time, the square in front of the city hall – the publicly reported location for Pride – was blocked with fences. Protesters were kept away. Reports say that police arrested 15 protesters before the event started.

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Banner drop from across the street from City Hall. It reads, "Rights for Gays and Lesbians" and "Homophobia of Mayor Luzhkov should be prosecuted."

We ask all readers of this notice to please contact the Russian embassy and demand that they respect the basic human right of Lesbian and Gay people to assemble. Demand that they immediately release all those who were arrested.

Telephone the Embassy of the Russian Federation:
202-298-5700, 202.298-5701, 202.298-5704

Send a Fax to:
202-298-5735

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