The socially conservative country has a history of violence targeting LGBT-themed festivals, most notably in 20. The organisers will also hold a press conference in front of the Bosnian Parliament.īosnia was the only former Yugoslav republic that had not hosted a Pride parade until 2019. The Pride parade will start at Safet Isovic Park around noon in the city centre and march to the Square of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“This is about the right to freedom of assembly,” Forto said. Sarajevo Canton’s Prime Minister Edin Forto told BIRN that 25,000 Bosnian marks, equal to around 12,500 euros, has been allocated to cover security for the event, to ensure that the “human rights of one part of the population” are upheld. The Police Department of Sarajevo Canton confirmed that both organisers have been given permits to hold gatherings and that officers will be “taking planned measures and activities” to ensure everyone’s security.įor the first time, money to pay for the security measures for this year’s Pride has been allocated by the Sarajevo Canton government, the city’s Centar municipality and the City of Sarajevo, a move that has been hailed by the organisers.
The Cantonal government, Sarajevo Police and the City of Sarajevo have pledged to secure both the protesters and the Pride parade organisers. We believe everything will be fine and peaceful,” Maida Zagorac, one of the organisers of the Sarajevo Pride March, told BIRN before the event. “We have done all the preparations for the Pride parade and all security measures are being taken by the cantonal government and the police. A hardline Muslim political campaign group is organising a counter-protest against this year’s parade. The parade, which comes after the first-ever march in 2019, is being held under tight security. The second-ever Pride parade to be held in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, kicks off on Saturday. “All those who want to promote in public what they describe as their sexual orientation, especially when it is opposed by three million people, we view them as provocateurs,” the Associated Press quoted him as telling the protest march.Participants carry placards and rainbow-coloured flags at Sarajevo’s first Pride parade, in Sarajevo, September 8, 2019.
One participant, Mujo Aganovic, denounced Mr Nelson, the US envoy: “I want to send him the message that this is my country while he is just a guest here.” Bosnia’s first Gay Pride parade took place in the capital in 2019. This footage, captured by Twitter user sanjinbuzo, shows people holding colorful signs in central Sarajevo. Opponents held two marches over the weekend, the largest of which attracted several hundred people, at which they called for stronger “traditional family values” and criticised foreign support for the parade. Crowds marched through the streets of Sarajevo on Saturday, June 25, as the Bosnian capital hosted its annual gay pride parade. Small festivals in Sarajevo in support of LGBT rights were attacked in 20, and there were calls for Sunday’s gay pride to be cancelled on security and moral grounds. US ambassador to Bosnia Eric Nelson, who is gay, tweeted a photo of himself at the parade with a message saying he was "incredibly proud" to have taken part.īefore the parade, he issued a video message saying that the US embassy supported an event that he called a chance for Bosnia “to accept its diversity and show tolerance and respect for every individual”.
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