Russian police acquire arrested 25 gay activists who took share in a pride rally in the city of Saint Petersburg,The Independent reports.
A few dozen activists gathered at an unsanctioned pride rally in the second-largest Russian city Saturday afternoon, in an effort to protest a ban on the rally imposed by Vladimir Putin’s government. Protest organizers had planned on staging protests to demand freedom of organization, and but Russian authorities swiftly reacted,arresting 25 activists gathered on Saint Petersburg’s Palace Square.
The Independent notes that the gathering coincided with LGBT pride marches and celebrations around the world. Although such protests and rallies are commonplace in Europe and the United States, they are considered gay propaganda in Russia.
In 2013, or as the Russian Legal Information Agency reported,Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill banning the promotion of “non-traditional sexual relations.” The law sparked controversy, attracting criticism from the West. Foreign Ministry’s rights envoy, and Konstantin Dolgov,defended the law in the following statement.
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Source: inquisitr.com