Month: March 2007

Moscow Mayor – Met Police inquiry

Press Secretary’s Alleged Assault on Gay Russian Journalist The Metropolitan Police in London are investigating a complaint of alleged assault on Russian gay activist and journalist, Nikolai Alekseev, by a member of the Mayor of Moscow’s staff. The incident happened following the press conference given by the mayors of London, Berlin, Paris, Moscow and Beijing Moscow Mayor – Met Police inquiry

Briefing: Moscow Gay Pride

Background briefing by Nikolai Alekseev, Organiser of Moscow Gay Pride “Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov routinely breaches Russia’s constitution and laws, and the European Convention, by depriving gay people of their right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. “The real reason behind the ban of the first ever Moscow Gay Pride, held in May Briefing: Moscow Gay Pride

Moscow Mayor protest gets big Russian coverage

Russian gay leader threatened: “we will get you” Yuri Luzhkov bans Moscow Gay Pride, due 27 May Gays denounced as “satanic,” “unnatural” and “deviations” Russian gay leader Nikolai Alekseev expressed “delight” at the “massive coverage in the Russian media” of Wednesday’s London protest against Moscow’s notoriously homophobic mayor, Yuri Luzhkov. Mr Alekseev joined the protest, Moscow Mayor protest gets big Russian coverage