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Moscow police detain scores at gay pride rally (AP)

No comments4244May 16th, 2009

A Russian anti-gay activist is taken away by riot police officers in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Moscow police violently broke up gay rights demonstrations Saturday, detaining more than 20 protesters who denounced what they called Russian homophobia hours before the finals of a major international pop music competition. About 30 activists gathered near a university in southwestern Moscow to protest discrimination against gays and lesbians in Russia. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of protesters hours before the capital hosted a major international pop music competition.

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