Romanian Pride Goes Ahead Despite Fourth Consecutive Ban
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Romanian Pride goes ahead despite fourth consecutive ban
An LGBTQ+ Pride march in Romania went ahead at the weekend despite it being banned for the fourth consecutive year. The 25 July march took place in Oradea, a city in western Romania with a population of around 180,000 people. Ark Oradea, the event’s organisers, reportedly submitted more than 100 potential routes for the march to take, but the city’s municipality rejected all of them and declined to grant permission for the fourth year in a row. …
The protesters risk a fine of €1,000 per person. Local authorities denied permission despite the European Commission's request to guarantee the right to assembly.
Pride could be held in other Romanian cities, the mayor of Oradea did not allow it, but this did not particularly interest many.
There were some participants who were fined. There were also several posters in the crowd that placed the mayor of Oradea, Florin Birta, alongside Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin, and this was not intended as a compliment.
A group of parents of LGBTI people from Romania sent an open letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, asking him to intervene publicly and ask the Romanian authorities to guarantee the safe conduct of...
Romanian LGBTQ+ community marches in Oradea Pride defying years-long ban
This article discusses Oradea Pride going ahead despite bans. The image shows a crowd marching and people holding a rainbow Oradea Pride banner Ark Oradea via Instagram In the city of Oradea, Romania, Pride marches have been consistently banned over the last four years. Defying this, the LGBTQ+ organisation, Ark Oradea, went ahead with this year’s Pride march on July 25. The organisers faced numerous obstacles in executing the march, such as the…
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