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# Right-wing groups clash with Serbian police at Belgrade Pride march
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/right-wing-groups-clash-with-serbian-police-at-belgrade-pride-march/
- Published: 2022-09-18T13:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-18T11:24:22.000Z
- Description: Police in Belgrade have detained dozens of people after clashes with right-wing and ultranationalist protesters, who had said they would prevent a Pride march in the Serbian capital.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: News, LGBTQ, Pride, Serbia

Police in **Belgrade** have detained dozens of people after clashes with right-wing and ultranationalist protesters, who had said they would prevent a Pride march in the Serbian capital.

LGBTQ+ activists gathered for **EuroPride** on **Saturday, September 17** a few kilometres away despite threats from anti-gay groups and a ban by the government of President **Aleksandar Vucic** late last month.

Ultranationalist protesters hurled stun grenades, stones and flares at a police cordon, which repelled the attack with batons and riot shields.

Hundreds of Pride march supporters gathered in the pouring rain, dancing and singing as their march was held on a shortened route.

“What’s most important is that we are gathering in the streets. This is a fight for human rights. This is the fight for our constitutional rights and this is the fight for a democratic Serbian rule of law,” said **Marko Mihajlovic**, one of the Pride event organisers.

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“We need justice and freedom,” **Goran Miletic**, another organiser said.

Earlier in the week, the Serbian police banned the parade, citing the risk of clashes with far-right activists. But organisers on Saturday said they received guarantees from Prime Minister **Ana Brnabic**, who is a lesbian, that the event could go ahead.

Brnabic said at a news conference later on Saturday that 64 people had been arrested and 10 police officers were lightly injured, regional *N1 media* reported.

“Today we arranged 5,200 police officers on the streets of Belgrade; we had two incidents … and in both incidents, police members promptly reacted, solved the problem and ensured that the incidents don’t spread,” Brnabic said.

Gay marriage is not legally recognised in Serbia, a candidate for EU membership, where homophobia remains deep-seated despite some progress over the years in reducing discrimination.