Attacks at Sarajevo Queer Festivals
Organisers of Bosnia's first-ever LGBTIQ rights festival said on 25 September 2008 they were moving the event underground the day after participants were attacked by hooligans at the opening ceremony. Strong international condemnation of violence in Sarajevo.
ILGA-Europe’s statement on Sarajevo events
“Bosnia and Herzegovina must guarantee freedom of assembly and expression for LGBT people.
Police must provide security of LGBT events and protect LGBT people from violence”
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly condemns discrimination and violence against LGBT people in Bosnia
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly has condemned discrimination and violence against LGBT people in Bosnia, as part of a Resolution on the Honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Members of the European Parliament condemn the attack at the opening of the Sarajevo Queer Festival
Media release by LGBT Rights Intergroup of the European Parliament, 25 September 2008
Amnesty International prior to Sarajevo Queer festival
Media release issues by Amnesty International on 25 September 2008.
Amnesty International: Sarajevo Queer Festival organizers still under threat
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activists and the participants of the Sarajevo Queer Festival continue to receive death threats.
Death threat to organiser of Sarajevo Queer festival posted on YouTube
Disturbing video with death threat to Svetlana Djurkovic main organizer of Sarajevo Queer Festival posted on YoutTube.
Violence Mars Start of Bosnia Gay Festival
BalkanInsight.com
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/13431/
Queer Sarajevo Festival, a highly personal account
Blog by Andrejs Visockis, board member of Mozaika, Latvian alliance of LGBT People and Their Friends, about the events in Sarajevo
Sarajevo Diary
This diary of the recent events in Sarajevo is a valuable document of the hate crimes taking place surrounding the first Sarajevo Queer Festival.
