Police detained both queer and anti-LGBT activists.
A group of LGBT activists were detained by police in Moscow on Saturday after attempting to hold a pride parade that had not been sanctioned by authorities.
Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters
For the tenth year in a row, the campaigners' application to hold a pride rally was rejected by city authorities, Reuters reported.
Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
A 2013 law bans so-called "gay propaganda" in Russia, and the wide-ranging legislation has been used to stamp out public support for LGBT rights.
Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
On Saturday, activists who gathered in Tverskaya Square in central Moscow were met by riot police, as well as anti-LGBT protesters who attempted to disrupt the gathering and destroy pride flags.
Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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