Aleksandar Vučić admits ‘violation of minority rights’ while citing fears of clashes at LGBTQ+ event in Belgrade
Photograph: Andrej Isaković/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Andrej Isaković/AFP/Getty ImagesSerbia will not allow a pan-European LGBTQ+ Pride event to take place in Belgrade next month, the president has said, citing threats from rightwing extremists and fears of clashes.
“This is a violation of minority rights, but at this moment the state is pressured by numerous problems,” he said. An organiser in Serbia, Goran Miletić, said police must formally ban the march to prevent it from happening. If they issue a ban, organisers would file a complaint at Serbia’s constitutional court. He insisted that indoor events planned as part of the week-long celebration cannot be banned.
Serbia’s rightwing and pro-Russia groups have gained strength and some secured parliament seats during the country’s April general election. Several thousand people recently joined a march in Belgrade against LGBTQ+ Pride.
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