Doug PollardMoscow gay rights violently supressed - video
May 16th 2009 21:30
UPDATE
Moscow police violently prevented the gay pride demonstration:
Please ask the organisers of Eurovision to halt the contest.
Eurovision Director General - Jean Reveillon - ebu@ebu.ch
Stefan Kuerten - Eurovision Operations Department - kuerten@eurovision.net
Jeff Dubin - News & events - dubin@eurovision.net
Svante Stockselius - Song contests unit - stockselius@ebu.ch
END UPDATE
According to daily paper Moskovski Komsomolets (MK), Moscow police are planning to arrest the Moscow Pride leader Nikolai Alekseev today, Friday.
Nikolai has organised a gay pride march for Saturday, one day before IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia.
Australian/British activist Peter Tatchell is in Moscow to attend the pride march despite bing bashed at last years march.
I spoke with Nikolai on Wednesday for the Rainbow Report: you can download the podcasts parts one and two here.
Part One
Nikolai talks about the gay pride march planned for Saturday, Eurovision Song Contest Final day.
Really Long Link
Part Two
Nikolai talks about what it's like to be gay in Putin's Russia.
Really Long Link
Please ask the organisers of Eurovision to halt the contest unless Nikolai is allowed to protest freely, as is his democratic right. Oppose the Mayors ban.
Eurovision Director General - Jean Reveillon - ebu@ebu.ch
Stefan Kuerten - Eurovision Operations Department - kuerten@eurovision.net
Jeff Dubin - News & events - dubin@eurovision.net
Svante Stockselius - Song contests unit - stockselius@ebu.ch
Moscow police violently prevented the gay pride demonstration:
Please ask the organisers of Eurovision to halt the contest.
Eurovision Director General - Jean Reveillon - ebu@ebu.ch
Jeff Dubin - News & events - dubin@eurovision.net
Svante Stockselius - Song contests unit - stockselius@ebu.ch
END UPDATE
According to daily paper Moskovski Komsomolets (MK), Moscow police are planning to arrest the Moscow Pride leader Nikolai Alekseev today, Friday.
Nikolai has organised a gay pride march for Saturday, one day before IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia.
Australian/British activist Peter Tatchell is in Moscow to attend the pride march despite bing bashed at last years march.
Peter Tatchell under attack, Moscow Pride 2008
I spoke with Nikolai on Wednesday for the Rainbow Report: you can download the podcasts parts one and two here.
Part One
Nikolai talks about the gay pride march planned for Saturday, Eurovision Song Contest Final day.
Really Long Link
Russian rightwingers opposing Moscow Gay Pride 2008
Part Two
Nikolai talks about what it's like to be gay in Putin's Russia.
Really Long Link
Please ask the organisers of Eurovision to halt the contest unless Nikolai is allowed to protest freely, as is his democratic right. Oppose the Mayors ban.
Eurovision Director General - Jean Reveillon - ebu@ebu.ch
Stefan Kuerten - Eurovision Operations Department - kuerten@eurovision.net
Jeff Dubin - News & events - dubin@eurovision.net
Svante Stockselius - Song contests unit - stockselius@ebu.ch
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