Riot police clash with right-wing protesters at Pride march in Serbia

Riot police clashed with right-wing protestors at a Delight march in Serbia.

Officers have been injured as they tried to interrupt up two teams that have been disrupting the march to mark the top of EuroPride week in Belgrade.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated 10 cops have been ‘barely’ injured, 5 police vehicles have been broken and 64 protestors had been arrested.

Brnabi – who's Serbia’s first homosexual Prime Minister – stated ‘I'm very proud that we managed to keep away from extra critical incidents.’

Following protests by nationalists and non secular teams, the federal government had banned the march final week.

However confronted with calls by European Union officers and human rights activists, it allowed a shortened route for the march.

Anti-LGTBQ protesters shout slogans in entrance of St. Marco church in the course of the European LGBTQ delight march in Belgrade (Image: AP)

An anti-LGBT protester confronts Delight members forward of the EuroPride march (Image: EPA)

Protesters held icons and crosses in the course of the European LGBTQ delight march in Belgrade (Image: Reuters)

The Serbian prime minister gave the pan-European LGBTQ occasion the go-ahead weeks after the Serbian president stated it was cancelled resulting from safety issues. (Image: Getty)

All through the blended messages from officers, organizers have been adamant that they might proceed with the parade. (Image: Getty)

These taking part walked a number of hundred metres to the Tsmajdan stadium the place a live performance passed off.

The US’ ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill, and the European parliament’s particular rapporteur for Serbia, Vladimir Bilcik, joined the march.

Earlier Serbian governments have banned Delight parades, drawing criticism from human rights teams and others.

Some Delight marches within the early 2000s met with fierce opposition and have been marred by violence.

However current Delight marches in Serbia have handed off peacefully, a change cited by EuroPride organisers as one cause Belgrade was chosen as this yr’s host. Copenhagen was the host in 2021.

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