LGBT activists detained in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, LGBT activist Anastasia Kovrova was detained near Palace Square. about it She posted on Facebook.

Kovrova was detained with a banner and taken to police station No. 78.

In addition, an activist from the “Aid Group for Detainees in St. Petersburg” told OVD-Info that employees of the National Guard were dispersing participants in the rally in support of LGBT people on the square. According to him, about 27 people have been detained so far.

UPD 13:13 Among the detainees are Victoria Dolnikova, Georgy Kozlov, Anastasia Kozina, Larisa Larionova, Gabriella Gorelik, Angelina Levchenko, Maria Popova, Eleonora Demidova, Dmitry Belyaev and Alexander, who wished not to give his last name. They are on the bus, which is heading to the police department, the detainees are not told which one. In addition, Aleksey Nazarov was detained.

UPD 13:20 Anastasia Kovrova was released without a protocol. Nazarov said that he was detained for unfurling the rainbow flag. Alexandra Shelepova was also detained.

UPD 13:50 Some of the detainees were taken to police station No. 29. There are 28 people in the bus in total.

UPD 14:00 9 detainees, including five minors, were left at police station No. 29. The rest are being taken in an unknown direction. Now there are 19 people on the bus.

UPD 14:20 There are five minors in police department No. 29, as well as Alexander Khmelev, Irina Sigova, Vyacheslav Vereshchagin and Alexander, who wished not to give his last name. The rest of the detainees were taken to police station No. 64.

UPD 14:51 Five people were left in police station No. 64, the rest were taken to police station No. 74. According to one of the detainees, police officers said that seven people would be left there, the rest would be taken to another department.

UPD 15:08 Seven people were taken to police department No. 54. In total, 30 people were detained during the action, as well as Anastasia Kovrova, who was released without a protocol after identification.

UPD 16:20 Mira Tai and Aleksey Nazarov have been in the paddy wagon for more than three hours. They are not given water and are not released.

UPD 17:25 Alexander Khmelev, Irina Sigova and Vyacheslav Vereshchagin were released from Police Department No. 29. Protocols were drawn up against Sigova and Vereshchagin under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation by the participant of the procedure for holding the event), against Khmelev - under Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (repeated violation of the procedure for holding the event). Mira Tai and Aleksey Nazarov were taken to Police Department No. 78.

UPD 18:55 Mira Tai and Aleksey Nazarov were released from Police Department No. 78. Protocols were drawn up against them under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

UPD 20:00 All detainees were released, except for six people who are in police station No. 64.

UPD 21:50 All detainees were released from police department No. 64. Protocols were drawn up against them under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

• The administration of St. Petersburg did not agree on the procession of the St. Petersburg Pride on the nine sites proposed by the organizers. Activists took to Palace Square with a series of single-person pickets demanding the right to freedom of assembly for LGBT people.