64 arrested, 10 injured as skirmishes blemish EuroPride gathering

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 19, 2022 12:06 am

BELGRADE: Police detained 64 people in Belgrade on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as LGBTQ activists gathered for a EuroPride march despite a government ban.

The event had been intended as the cornerstone event of the EuroPride gathering. But the interior ministry banned the march earlier this week, citing security concerns after right wing groups threatened to hold protests.

DEFIANT An anti-pride protester is detained by police officers in front of St. Mark's Orthodox church as LGBT activists walk past during a pride march, in Belgrade, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. The situation was tense on Saturday in Belgrade where representatives of the LGBTQ community vowed to march despite a ban on a Europride march by the authorities, raising fears of potential unrest. AFP PHOTO

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