LGBT protesters decry rising homophobia, arrests in Poland
Associated Press
1 / 6
Police scuffle with pro-LGBT protesters angry at the arrest of an LGBT activist in Warsaw, Poland on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The incident comes amid rising tensions in Poland between LGBT activists and a conservative government that is opposed to LGBT rights. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)An activist climbs onto a police car to protest the detention of an LGBT activist in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The incident comes amid rising tensions in Poland between LGBT activists and a conservative government that is opposed to LGBT rights. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)Activist Malgorzata Szutowicz, left, known as Margot, confronts police before being arrested in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Aug. 7, 2020. LGBT rights activists scuffled with police Friday in Warsaw after turning out on the streets to protest the arrest of an an activist. According to Polish media reports, the activist was placed under two-months arrest Friday for protest actions against anti-homosexual attitudes. After the person was arrested in central Warsaw, protesters surrounded the police car and one person climbed on top of it. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)Activist Malgorzata Szutowicz, left, known as Margot, is arrested in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Aug. 7, 2020. LGBT rights activists scuffled with police Friday in Warsaw after turning out on the streets to protest the arrest of an an activist. According to Polish media reports, the activist was placed under two-months arrest Friday for protest actions against anti-homosexual attitudes. After the person was arrested in central Warsaw, protesters surrounded the police car and one person climbed on top of it. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)Activist Malgorzata Szutowicz, right, known as Margot, is arrested in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Aug. 7, 2020. LGBT rights activists scuffled with police Friday in Warsaw after turning out on the streets to protest the arrest of an an activist. According to Polish media reports, the activist was placed under two-months arrest Friday for protest actions against anti-homosexual attitudes. After the person was arrested in central Warsaw, protesters surrounded the police car and one person climbed on top of it. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)Activist Malgorzata Szutowicz, right, known as Margot, confronts police before being arrested in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Aug. 7, 2020. LGBT rights activists scuffled with police Friday in Warsaw after turning out on the streets to protest the arrest of an an activist. According to Polish media reports, the activist was placed under two-months arrest Friday for protest actions against anti-homosexual attitudes. After the person was arrested in central Warsaw, protesters surrounded the police car and one person climbed on top of it. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Police scuffle with pro-LGBT protesters angry at the arrest of an LGBT activist in Warsaw, Poland on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The incident comes amid rising tensions in Poland between LGBT activists and a conservative government that is opposed to LGBT rights. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
