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Gay Pride News: According to website Gay Russia, local gay activists have described the ban on the Slavic Pride march as absurd.
By: Nigel Robinson
Slavic gay Pride was cancelled last year too
Slavic gay Pride was cancelled last year too
Slavic Pride in Belarus this weekend has been cancelled
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The authorities in state capital Minsk have cited Article 9 of the Law of the Belarus Republic which concerns the staging of public events.
The article states that “public events are not allowed at the distance of less than 200 metres from underground pedestrian crossings and metro stations”.
In a statement co-organiser of Slavic Pride, Sergei Androsenko, said:
“We are ready to take this case up to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
“Apart from that, we are not going to surrender and are still planning to go on the streets in order to attract attention of the society and authorities to the existing discrimination of homosexual people.”
The Slavic Pride parade was due to take place this Saturday 15 May in the centre of Minsk.
Slavic Pride is a group comprising Russian and Belarusian Prides.
Last year’s Slavic Pride which was to have been held in Moscow on the same day as the Eurovision Song Contest was also banned by the local authorities, and dozens of protesters were arrested by the police.
And for listing of all UK and European Prides visit Pride Life’s UK Prides page and European Prides page
