Polish police detain 48 people after LGBT protest

[Werk 13,166]

Protesters try to block detention of Polish LGBT activist

WARSAW (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters surrounded a police van on Friday in central Warsaw to try to block it from driving away after officers detained an activist who hung LGBT flags on statues in the city last week.

The protesters shouted “Shame, disgrace!” before the police pushed the protesters away and the van sped off, a Reuters witness said. An ambulance arrived at the scene soon afterwards, but the nature of any injuries was not immediately clear. 

Activists from anti-homophobia group “Stop Bzdurom” who claimed responsibility for the flag campaign said it was part of a fight in honour of LGBT rights, an issue thrust into the heart of public debate in Poland during last month’s presidential election. 

Earlier this week, the activists, including the one detained on Friday, were held for around 40 hours in connection with the flag campaign before being freed, a police spokesman said. 

But the spokesman said the decision to detain the activist, under which she would be held for two months pending further investigations, was not tied to the statue campaign but related to another incident. 

“There was damaged property, damage to health and an illegal gathering,” Warsaw police spokesman Sylwester Marczak said. 

A protest in solidarity with the activists and with LGBT people is being organised in Warsaw on Saturday. 

Government figures from the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party condemned the activists after the flag stunt, with some supporting their detention.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-lgbt/protesters-try-to-block-detention-of-polish-lgbt-activist-idUSKCN2532UY

[ctherainbow 3,162]

And the homeland continues to deteriorate...    

I wish COVID wasn't a thing so I could go help.    

[StarstruckIllusion 53,564]

First white supremacy and now homophobia... watch out North Korea 

[FentyGa 14,340]

well, it’s poland, so...

[androiduser 7,438]

after what Poland has been through in the WW2 and after that, you'd expect them to be more accepting and tolerant.... but no, opressing another minority is the way to go...

I am actively boycotting Polish products wherever I can. Disgusting nation. Yes, I am generalizing with pleasure.

[Karen Smith 10,026]

I just watched the news on TV and I'm shocked at what happened yesterday. During a protest against homophobia, police officers caught innocent people and dragged them to police cars. There was another woman among the protesters who reported what was happening. The policemen forced the woman to the ground, their feet pressed her face against the pavement, she was stunned. When the woman rushed to help her, the policemen came down from her and the woman had blood all over her face, she didn't know what was going on. The policemen caught other random people from behind and began to choke them until they passed out.

I don't know what to do, I don't have the strength to cry anymore because it won't do anything. Poland is absolutely not a safe country, I cannot say that I am free. I can only get beaten up for protesting against violence.

[BloodyJudas 2,758]

9 hours ago, androiduser said:

after what Poland has been through in the WW2 and after that, you'd expect them to be more accepting and tolerant.... but no, opressing another minority is the way to go...

I am actively boycotting Polish products wherever I can. Disgusting nation. Yes, I am generalizing with pleasure.

I’m Polish and I completely agree with you. What is going on in Poland is despicable. The UE should be way more hard on Poland and the funds oughtn’t to be provided to this hate-spewing government. That’s why I’m planning to emigrate this or next year to a more civilized country like England or Germany. Polish people are just duds....worms for brains. Guess my nation enjoys being taken their rights away step by step. 

[Bubblegum Bitch 18,934]

And some people still think religion is not a serious problem for a society. 

[audrey horne 1,180]

Repression is reestablishing. I just saw that one member of @stopbzdurom is going to be incarcerated (for degradation on a pro-life truck). She is trans (pre transition) and will be sent in a male only prison. 

[MyQueen 2,409]

This is how the nazis treated Jews

 

 

 

 

[pachinko 10,753]

Poland, I'm disgusted. 

[Jonathanholland 5,429]

41 minutes ago, MyQueen said:

This is how the nazis treated Jews

 

 

 

 

This is how Poles treated Jews tbh. Antisemitism was already a widespread phenomenon in Poland before WW2.  Even when the Germans left the country, the Jews who came back from the deathcamps were met with pogroms and other hate crimes. Their government still doesn't acknowledge this while encouraging hate towards LGBTQ+ . Disgusting really

[Karen Smith 10,026]

1 hour ago, audrey horne said:

Repression is reestablishing. I just saw that one member of @stopbzdurom is going to be incarcerated (for degradation on a pro-life truck). She is trans (pre transition) and will be sent in a male only prison. 

Yes, she's Margot. This is unbelievable how cruel polish policemen are. 

[Bt1 5,213]

 

[VasilisVas 5,213]

Wow..2020 must really be the end of the world. This is so sickening.