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Ukrainian Parliament / Verkhovna Rada

MEPs condemn new Ukraine censorship law

Yesterday the Ukrainian Parliament passed a bill banning public discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, in a move similar to Russia. The European Parliament has already condemned the draft Ukrainian law, which violates UN and European legal standards.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 3rd, 2012
Marije CORNELISSEN, Jelko KACIN, Keith TAYLOR

Three Members of the European Parliament head to Belgrade Pride

Three Members of the European Parliament will attend this year’s Belgrade Pride. Marije Cornelissen, Jelko Kacin and Keith Taylor will meet with organisers, the LGBT community, and the EU Delegation to Serbia. After a week of events, the pride march … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 20th, 2012
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Open letter to Budapest Mayor and Assembly: Don’t ban Pride

Today Members of the European Parliament sent an open letter to the mayor and parliament of Budapest, urging them to allow and protect the upcoming LGBT pride march on 7 July.

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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 14th, 2012
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Riga: Baltic Pride 2012 took place peacefully

The 2012 edition of Baltic Pride unfolded peacefully in the centre of Riga, the Latvian capital. The pride event gathers LGBT people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania every year.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on June 9th, 2012
Flags outside the European Parliament building Louise Weiss in Strasbourg

European Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe

With a large majority (430 for, 105 against), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 24th, 2012
Gay pride organiser Svyatoslav Sheremet is beaten up by thugs in Kiev on 20 May 2012 (Reuters)

MEPs worried by serious threats to freedom of expression

Members of the European Parliament are increasingly concerned that several gay pride marches are being cancelled around Europe. These events face violence more often than in previous years, and are increasingly criminalised by laws that forbid publicly supporting LGBT rights.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 21st, 2012
Hungary

Hungary: Increasingly hostile climate for LGBT people

Echoing developments in Russia, extreme-right parliamentarians in Hungary have tabled proposals to outlaw public discussions of homosexuality. In parallel, the Budapest police has rejected a request to hold the annual LGBT pride march in July 2012.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 13th, 2012
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European Parliament calls on Nigeria to stop persecuting LGBT people

Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Nigeria, following widespread violence and a worrying economic situation. The resolution also condemns current legal threats to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on March 16th, 2012
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The European Parliament strongly condemns Russia’s LGBT censorship laws

Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the upcoming presidential election in Russia, where it clearly denounces Russian laws which forbid the public mention of homosexuality or gender identity to minors.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 16th, 2012
Catherine Ashton, Ulrike Lunacek MEP and Michael Cashman MEP

Catherine Ashton and MEPs receive petition on freedom of speech in Russia

Today the High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton and Members of the European Parliament received a petition with almost 250,000 signatures, urging them to support the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Russia.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on December 13th, 2011
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