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Europride 2010

Historic European LGBT pride underway in Poland

The 18th edition of Europride, the annual European lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride event, is underway. Saturday 17 July will see the festival culminate with tens of thousands marching in Warsaw; this is the first time the European … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 14th, 2010
Heidi Hautala MEP

Human Rights Chair sends support to St Petersburg Pride

The Chairwoman of the Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Heidi Hautala MEP, sent a message to the participants of St Petersburg Pride.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on July 7th, 2010
St Petersburg Pride

Intergroup Co-presidents react to St Petersburg Pride ban

Violent threats and administrative obstacles accumulate as organisers of the first St Petersburg Pride prepare to march on Saturday. Intergroup Co-presidents react to the situation.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on June 25th, 2010
European Parliament

Parliamentary question to the Council: Absence of support from EU embassies the Delegation for Moscow gay pride

Written parliamentary question asked to the European Council by: Michael Cashman (UK, S&D) Ulrike Lunacek (Austria, Greens/EFA) Sophie in’t Veld (Netherlands, ALDE) Raül Romeva i Rueda (Spain, Greens/EFA) Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, EPP) Rui Tavares (Portugal, GUE/GNL) On 30th March, organisers … 
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on June 3rd, 2010
European Parliament

Parliamentary question to the Commission: Absence of support from EU embassies the Delegation for Moscow gay pride

Written parliamentary question asked to the European Commission by: Michael Cashman (UK, S&D) Ulrike Lunacek (Austria, Greens/EFA) Sophie in’t Veld (Netherlands, ALDE) Raül Romeva i Rueda (Spain, Greens/EFA) Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, EPP) Rui Tavares (Portugal, GUE/GNL) On 30th March, organisers … 
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on June 3rd, 2010
Ulrike Lunacek MEP at Bratislava Pride

Neonazis march on first Slovakian gay pride; 6th Romanian gay pride unfolds smoothly

Two European gay prides took place last Saturday, 22nd may. Whilst the Bucharest event unfolded without any incident, the first march in Bratislava was met by neo-nazi violence and unprepared police forces.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on May 23rd, 2010
Belarus

Belarussian authorities ban Minsk gay pride

The pride march planned by LGBT communities in Minsk, Belarus, did not receive the city authorities’ approval for tomorrow, Saturday 15th May.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on May 12th, 2010
Baltic Pride logo

Joint press release: Baltic Pride appeals temporary permit suspension

Joint press release by ILGA-Europe, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights and Amnesty International Baltic Pride, the 8th May pride event organised by the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community and supported by international actors, saw … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 6th, 2010
Baltic Pride logo

Joint press release: Baltic Pride under threat

Joint press release by ILGA-Europe, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights and Amnesty International Raimondas Petrauskas, Lithuania’s Interim Attorney General, and Stanislovas Buškevičius, member of the Kaunas City Council, have applied to the court to ban the Baltic Pride/March for Equality … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 4th, 2010
Black Pink Triangle Association

Turkish Court rules in favour of freedom of assembly

Last Friday 3oth April, the local court in Izmir, Turkey, ruled in favour of the Black Pink Triangle Association‘s right to exist. The association was charged with going against “public morality” by Izmir’s Public Prosecutor in October 2009.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on May 3rd, 2010