By RT International
Clashes involving riot police turning on protesters with young children blighted the Moldovan capital city of Chisinau on Sunday, where an unauthorized Gay Pride march was forced through the city, despite angry protests from locals.
Pride march controversy
This year, the annual march that has usually concluded Moldova Pride month was not authorized by local authorities. Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban firmly opposed and explicitly banned it in mid-May. Despite the pressure from the country’s pro-EU government, the mayor refused to change his stance.
A day before the march, however, local police effectively approved it. Law enforcement said it has come up with a plan to ensure the paths of the LGBTQ marchers and two main counterprotests, staged by the country’s largest opposition force, the Socialist party, and by the Future of Moldova party, did not intersect.
Unauthorized Pride march unhindered
The LGBTQ marchers were initially allowed to march only on sidewalks. The organizers, however, insisted the procession should occupy the whole streets and urged the activists to step in and block traffic…
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