Sunday, May 17, 2009

And the winner is ...

The police in Moscow arrested last evening around 30 people who demonstrated for the rights of homosexuals in the country, a few hours before the finale of the Eurovision song contest. Some shouted « homophobia is a shame for Russia » and « egal rights for all » during the unauthorized demonstration, before being caught by the police. Some have been arrested some time after when they tried to talk with journalists, reports AFP (Agence France Presse).You have noticed of course that this demonstration took place at the same time than the Eurovision song contest (which has a big popularity among homosexuals and It was its first time in this country) but also a day before the world day against homophobia.

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