Serbia: Thousands rally against gay pride march in Belgrade Around 3,000 people gathered on the Square of the Republic in Belgrade on Saturday, for a protest organised by the Dveri political party against Sundays planned gay pride parade through the city. Protesters, including nuns, priest and members of right-wing organisations, held banners and the flags of Russia and Serbia while some chanted slogans such as gays wont march in the city. A film projection of the Russian documentary Sodom was screened for the protesters. After the film the mass started moving towards the Government of Serbia where a late meeting about the planned Belgrade gay parade was being held. Some protesters threw firecrackers at police and pushed against police lines, while some protesters, holding Orthodox icons and crucifixes, blessed the police. For the last three years, the Gay Pride parade has been cancelled over the risk that heavy clashes between police and anti-gay protesters that broke out in 2010, would occur again. Wednesday, however, Serbian authorities announced that the risk of clashes is lower than in previous years and that the parade will be held as planned.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:58:06 +0000
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