LGBT community holds protest in Belgrade

The Gay-Straight Alliance held a protest dubbed “That’s enough” at noon in front of the Serbian government headquarters on Wednesday. Strong police forces were securing the rally which was peaceful. Police arrested tree young men who were wearing skinhead symbols and were standing across the street. LGBT community holds protest in Belgrade The Gay-Straight Alliance organized the protest after a young woman wearing a T-shirt with LGBT symbols was attacked and stabbed by a minor on Saturday. The prosecution decided to release the attacker pending trial due to his age. The gay right activists led by Gay-Straight Alliance’s Lazar Pavlovic demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic but only taped a list with their requests to the government headquarters front door after no one received them. The list was taken down by security guards, who explained that the protesters were not allowed to do that. A security guard told the protesters that Justice Ministry State Secretary Slobodan Homen would receive them at 15:00 but they refused and requested that the meeting be held on Thursday. Members of the LGBT community said that they wanted freedom of assembly and called on the government to get involved in solving of their problems. Members of the LGBT community are seen at the protest Road workers continue protests Nibens Group road construction company workers also held a protest in front of the Serbian government headquarters on Wednesday. They announced they would continue the protest until their requests were fulfilled. The road workers request unblocking of the company accounts, payment of overdue wages and conversion of debts into company’s capital. Yesterday’s protest ended after the Infrastructure Ministry had promised that Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjic would discuss the issue with the protesters on Wednesday.

LGBT community holds protest in Belgrade

The Gay-Straight Alliance organized the protest after a young woman wearing a T-shirt with LGBT symbols was attacked and stabbed by a minor on Saturday. The prosecution decided to release the attacker pending trial due to his age.

The gay right activists led by Gay-Straight Alliance’s Lazar Pavlović demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković but only taped a list with their requests to the government headquarters front door after no one received them. The list was taken down by security guards, who explained that the protesters were not allowed to do that.

A security guard told the protesters that Justice Ministry State Secretary Slobodan Homen would receive them at 15:00 but they refused and requested that the meeting be held on Thursday.

Members of the LGBT community said that they wanted freedom of assembly and called on the government to get involved in solving of their problems.

Road workers continue protests

Nibens Group road construction company workers also held a protest in front of the Serbian government headquarters on Wednesday.

They announced they would continue the protest until their requests were fulfilled.

The road workers request unblocking of the company accounts, payment of overdue wages and conversion of debts into company’s capital.

Yesterday’s protest ended after the Infrastructure Ministry had promised that Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjić would discuss the issue with the protesters on Wednesday.