Pride parade

BELGRADE- Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac conferred with representatives of the Belgrade Pride Organisation Board Marko Ilic and Boban Stojanovic on Wednesday concerning the improvement of cooperation between institutions and the LGBT community, and voiced support to the event, adding that he would attend the forthcoming Pride Parade in Serbia's capital.

STRASBOURG - Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE) Nils Muiznieks welcomed on Wednesday the reaction of the Serbian government to the recent attack on an LGBT activist and called on them to ensure safety for all participants in the forthcoming Pride Parade in Belgrade.

According to reports, Serbian police arrested three people who distributed leaflets inviting people to join protests against Belgrade Gay Pride Parade scheduled for September 28. Police have not yet confirmed the arrests.

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Germany's human rights commissioner Christoph Strasser told Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic after the weekend attack that left the German activist criticially ill that a safe and successful Pride Parade this month "would have a tremendous meaning for Serbia".

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LGBT rights conference held in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Democratic societies, especially those who aspire to join the EU, must treat the respect for LGBT rights as an issue of respect for universal human rights.

This was heard from participants at a two-day conference in Belgrade, "The future belongs to us: LGBT rights on the road to the European Union".

BELGRADE - Democratic societies, especially those who aspire to become part of the European Union, have to treat the issue of respect for LGBT rights as an issue of respect for universal human rights, said participants at a two-day conference in Belgrade titled "The future belongs to us: LGBT rights on the road to the European Union".

BELGRADE - Germany's Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy Christoph Straesser noted on Friday that it is important for Serbia, in the context of EU integration, that a pride parade be held, as the country would thus show that it protects and respects the rights of all citizens, including the LGBT population.

BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Internal Nebojsa Stefanovic has said that a final security assessment for the Gay Pride event, which should be held on September 28, will be known in two weeks, adding that the police are prepared for this event.

Osijek, Croatia's fourth-largest city with 100,000 inhabitants, will follow Zagreb and Split by holiding its own Pride parade on Saturday.

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Organizers announce gay parade for September 28

BELGRADE -- The Belgrade LGBT pride parade will be held on Sunday, September 28, Tanjug has reported, quoting the Belgrade-based daily Politika.

The pride march will be followed by a party outside the Belgrade City Council building, according to these reports.