Topic: Nikolai Alexeyev

Activists to defy Moscow gay pride demo ban

Gay rights activists vowed on Thursday to go ahead with a gay pride demonstration in Moscow this weekend, despite a ban by the city authorities."No illegal decisions by the authorities or court decisions will stop us from holding our demonstration," organiser Nikolai ...

Moscow mayor bans gay pride march: organiser

Moscow city hall has banned a gay pride march planned for later this month, citing security reasons, organiser Nikolai Alexeyev said Thursday."They called me and said they banned it. We don't yet have the paper," Alexeyev told AFP, saying that he would ...

Moscow police arrest 20 at Eurovision gay protest

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! " and "Equal ...