The event was supposed to take place on June 7 at VDNH in the Kit pavilion.
“This year, the police did everything possible to cancel our event. They even intimidated the leadership of VDNH – the National Expocenter of Ukraine – and representatives of the KIT pavilion. Unfortunately, under such pressure, VDNH decided to cancel our event,” the report said.
Kyivpraida said that they considered various options for further actions, including the complete cancellation of the event. However, such a decision, according to the organization, “would jeopardize the future of all LGBIC+ measures throughout Ukraine.” Therefore, they decided to move it.
“Therefore, we decided to hold an event in a public space that belongs to all citizens of Ukraine. Kyivprad Park will be held on Saturday, June 7, in front of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry (Mikhailovskaya Square 1). We invite us to join us from 15.00. We have chosen a place near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because it is a key state body that supports LGBTIC+ rights and helps to improve the situation with human rights in Ukraine,” the human rights in Ukraine. organizations.
The KIT pavilion also commented on the situation. They stated that they support the event that the police made it impossible, reporting the need to change the place of the day before the scheduled date.
Earlier, Kyivpradid stated that the police are supposedly trying to counteract the educational event.
“The police intimidate the Directorate of the Expocenter of Ukraine and the representatives of the KIT pavilion, assuring that the event would be attacked with the participation of 1000 people. At the same time, the Ministry of the Interior reported that they knew about the threat of a terrorist act, which they could not prevent. So, due to the supposedly” potential terrorist attack, “the police plans to blocked the entrance to the entrance. The ex -center (VDNH), if the tenants of the KIT pavilion will not cancel the Kyivpida events, however, for all this time, the police and/or the Ministry of the Interior did not provide a single official information, ”they informed in the OO.
