Topic: Moscow
Twenty-five countries battled it out Saturday in Europe's hotly fought kitsch extravaganza the Eurovision Song Contest, as gay activists urged a boycott after Moscow police arrested dozens of them.Norway, Greece and Turkey were among the favourites to take first place in the ...
Russian police arrested about 40 people at a gay rights protest Saturday just hours before the Eurovision Song Contest final was to start in Moscow.Protest organisers called for musicians to show solidarity by boycotting the contest, which Russia is hosting for the ...
Russian police arrested over 30 people at a gay rights protest Saturday just hours before the Eurovision Song Contest final was to start in Moscow.Protest organisers called for musicians to show solidarity by boycotting the contest, which Russia is hosting for the ...
Moscow police break up gay pride rally, detain scores, hours before Eurovision song contestRiot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of protesters hours before the capital hosted a major international pop music competition.No injuries ...
Russian police have arrested prominent gay activists in Moscow ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest finale Russian police have arrested prominent gay activists in Moscow ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest finale, reports 'UK Gay News'. Nikolai Alekseev, organizer of Slavic Pride, ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Popular culture and kitsch will merge this week as the Russian capital opens the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, where issues such as gay rights and spats with neighbor countries have risen to the surface.When pop star Dima Bilan won ...
Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow, hauling away scores of protesters hours before the capital hosted the Eurovision song competition. City officials had warned that they would not tolerate marches or rallies supporting the rights of gays and ...
Moscow police arrested around 20 activists at a gay rights protest hours before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest was due to start in the Russian capital Saturday.About 15 protestors shouted " Homophobia is the shame of Russia! " at the ...
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested at a gay pride march in Russia.. "We can confirm that Peter Tatchell has been arrested in Moscow while taking part in a gay pride rally. The rally came ahead of the final of ...
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested at a gay pride march in Russia.. "We can confirm that Peter Tatchell has been arrested in Moscow while taking part in a gay pride rally. The rally came ahead of the final of ...
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