Confirmed. Peter has been detained by Moscow Police and taken to Tverskaya Police Station. #RainbowRussians and #WorldCup2018
Kathmandu (Pahichan) June 15 – On the opening day of the 2018 World Cup, one of the UK’s most prominent LGBT rights campaigners has been arrested in the host country.
Peter Tatchell, who rose to prominence in the UK as a human rights activist and Labour party member in the 1980s, has travelled to Russia to campaign against the country’s strict anti-gay laws.
According to the 66-year-old’s official Twitter account, he was arrested by police in Moscow while staging a one-man protest and subsequently taken to Tverskaya police station.
Peter Tatchell✔@PeterTatchell
Confirmed. Peter has been detained by Moscow Police and taken to Tverskaya Police Station. #RainbowRussians and #WorldCup2018
The sign Tatchell was wearing around his neck read: “Putin fails to act against Chechnya torture of gay people”.
In an article for The Guardian, written on Wednesday, the campaigner explained why he was heading to Russia for the sixth time.
“Each time, I’ve visited in order to support LGBT+ campaigners who were attempting to hold a Pride parade and festival. On every occasion these were suppressed by the authorities, sometimes violently. I’ve been arrested twice and once been beaten almost unconscious.
Shaun Walker✔@shaunwalker7
Police trying to move on gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell who is holding a one-man protest outside Red Square now
The decision for awarding Russia the right to host the World Cup has been partly clouded by its poor record on human rights, including LGBT rights.
According to Amnesty International, despite the country decriminalising homosexuality in 1993, “LGBTI people continued to face discrimination and violence” last year.
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