2/. According to Serbian authorities, there is a "danger of violence, destruction of property, & other forms of disruption of public order"
In reality, the only disruption #EuroPride2022
might face is violence against LGBTI people at the hands of far-right groups #Pride2022
3/. “The decision by Serbian authorities to ban #EuroPride2022 is shameful. Instead of giving in to hateful rhetoric towards & threats against LGBTI people, authorities must take all necessary measures to protect #Pride participants.” @evegeddie@amnesty
#BREAKING: Up to 50 people are missing after a boat carrying over 80 migrants sank off the Greek island of Karpathos in the Aegean Sea, a coastguard official told @AFP
Meanwhile, there are reports that a group of migrants are again stuck in an islet in river Evros very close to the Greek boarder
A week ago, @Amnesty issued an urgent action re 50 people seeking safety, having rptdly been pushed back to Turkey from Evros👉amnesty.org/en/documents/e…
While talking about courage, #EricLevy - who was active in the US Civil Rights movement told me how activists had surrounded activist & singer, Paul Robeson, to shield him from possible white supremacist snipers