Post by pjotr on Apr 8, 2013 18:28:25 GMT 1
Thousands to demonstrate during Putin's visit to Amsterdam
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in the Netherlands on Monday afternoon, on a whirlwind visit to mark 400 years of friendship between the two countries.
Putin’s visit has angered gay rights activists, and several thousand are planning to protest outside Amsterdam’s Maritime museum, where he will attend a formal banquet on Monday evening.
Russia is poised to bring in new legislation which will make it a criminal offence to hold public events or spread information about homosexuality to minors.
Flags
Dutch Gays demonstrate agains the anti-Gay legislation in Amsterdam during Putins visit today
So far over 3,300 people have said they will take part, making it ‘one of the biggest demonstrations’ in the history of gay rights lobby group COC.
During the demonstration Amsterdam drag queen Dolly Bellefleur will perform a version of the Bony M hit Rasputin, re-written to target Putin.
Amsterdam drag queen Dolly Bellefleur
On Sunday, former Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen symbolically lowered a rainbow flag to half-mast outside a famous gay bar on the city’s Zeedijk. Campaigners have called for all rainbow flags – symbols of the gay rights movement - to be flown at half-mast throughout the city during the visit.
Former Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen symbolically lowered a rainbow flag to half-mast outside a Zeedijk street Gay Bar in Amsterdam
Signs of Amnesty International in front of the Hermitage Museum of Amsterdam.
Human rights
Amnesty International has also written to Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte urging him to tackle Putin about the deterioration in Russia’s human rights record.
Putin first visited the Peter the Great exhibition at the Hermitage museum with queen Beatrix before holding talks with Rutte and various ministers.
There was a small group of protesters outside the museum, Nos television said. Amnesty International had put up yellow posters proclaiming 'No gay propaganda beyond this point', and 'punk bands strictly prohibited', in reference to the jailing of punk band girl thingy Riot.
The visit ends with dinner at the Maritime museum which will also be attended by Russian and Dutch business representatives.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/gay-rights-supporters-gear-up-to-protest-putin-visit-to-amsterdam/2013/04/08/85934ff2-a020-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html
www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/08/gay-rights-supporters-gear-up-to-protest-putin-visit-to-amsterdam/
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in the Netherlands on Monday afternoon, on a whirlwind visit to mark 400 years of friendship between the two countries.
Putin’s visit has angered gay rights activists, and several thousand are planning to protest outside Amsterdam’s Maritime museum, where he will attend a formal banquet on Monday evening.
Russia is poised to bring in new legislation which will make it a criminal offence to hold public events or spread information about homosexuality to minors.
Flags
Dutch Gays demonstrate agains the anti-Gay legislation in Amsterdam during Putins visit today
So far over 3,300 people have said they will take part, making it ‘one of the biggest demonstrations’ in the history of gay rights lobby group COC.
During the demonstration Amsterdam drag queen Dolly Bellefleur will perform a version of the Bony M hit Rasputin, re-written to target Putin.
Amsterdam drag queen Dolly Bellefleur
On Sunday, former Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen symbolically lowered a rainbow flag to half-mast outside a famous gay bar on the city’s Zeedijk. Campaigners have called for all rainbow flags – symbols of the gay rights movement - to be flown at half-mast throughout the city during the visit.
Former Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen symbolically lowered a rainbow flag to half-mast outside a Zeedijk street Gay Bar in Amsterdam
Signs of Amnesty International in front of the Hermitage Museum of Amsterdam.
Human rights
Amnesty International has also written to Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte urging him to tackle Putin about the deterioration in Russia’s human rights record.
Putin first visited the Peter the Great exhibition at the Hermitage museum with queen Beatrix before holding talks with Rutte and various ministers.
There was a small group of protesters outside the museum, Nos television said. Amnesty International had put up yellow posters proclaiming 'No gay propaganda beyond this point', and 'punk bands strictly prohibited', in reference to the jailing of punk band girl thingy Riot.
The visit ends with dinner at the Maritime museum which will also be attended by Russian and Dutch business representatives.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/gay-rights-supporters-gear-up-to-protest-putin-visit-to-amsterdam/2013/04/08/85934ff2-a020-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html
www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/08/gay-rights-supporters-gear-up-to-protest-putin-visit-to-amsterdam/
