Russians protest against plans for gay parade
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Russian nationalists, communists and  religious believers gathered in Moscow on Saturday to denounce  plans for a Gay Pride march, as gay activists prepared to lobby  the mayor to lift a ban on the event.
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Gay activists and Western mayors express shock at anti-homosexual violence in Moscow.
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Hundreds of people have been marching through Athens to protest against a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell for the Olympic Games.
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BUCHAREST, Jun 27 (IPS) - The third Gay Pride Parade that drew strong  opposition earlier this month underlines the fact that gay rights  are far from being accepted in this country.
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Moscow's mayor vowed Monday never to allow a gay rights parade, calling such events "satanic," but activists said they would defy a city ban.
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Hundreds of thousands of rival demonstrators massed in 70 Russian towns on Saturday to condemn or applaud social benefit reforms by President Vladimir Putin's government, Russian media reported.
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MOSCOW  - Thousands rallied at a government-sponsored demonstration Thursday to hail sweeping electoral changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin to fight terrorism. A much smaller group gathered near parliament to complain the proposals would strip Russians of basic legal rights.
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Gays, lesbians and their supporters from all over Europe were set to gather in their hundreds of thousands here Saturday in a massive parade, as London and Paris also held their annual Gay Pride marches.
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Russian police detained gay protesters  calling for the right to hold a Gay Pride parade in central  Moscow on Sunday while nationalists shouting &quot;death to  homosexuals&quot; punched and kicked the demonstrators.
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MOSCOW  - A ballet depicting Czar Nicholas II dancing in tights is drawing protests from members of the Russian Orthodox Church, which has declared Russia's last czar a saint.
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A thousand retired people tried to block the road to a Moscow airport Saturday as 10,000 others jammed the avenues in President Vladimir Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg to voice their anger over a law that stripped them of some key welfare benefits. It was the largest show of discontent since the Kremlin leader took power nearly five years ago.
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A bitter row rages over gas giant Gazprom's plan to build a skyscraper in the historic centre of St Petersburg.
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A rally meant to promote tolerance was scrapped, after rumours were spread that it was in fact a gay parade.
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MOSCOW - Waving flags and banners, tens of thousands of Russians demonstrated against terrorism Tuesday, massing outside the Kremlin in response to government calls for solidarity after a series of deadly attacks that have killed more than 400 people.    The growing crowd stood still for a moment of silence in memory of victims, starting the rally after a clock atop the Kremlin's Spassky Tower struck 5 p.m...
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The nascent signs of gay activism in Russia have produced a social and political reaction, encouraged by prominent political leaders like Moscowâs mayor, Yuri M. Luzhkov.
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VIENNA/MOSCOW  - Russia said on Thursday it had protested to Austria over the arrest of a Russian space agency official on suspicion of espionage.
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A German zoo's plan to test the sexual orientation of penguins triggers protests from gay groups.