Using the hashtag FreePride20, netizens express disbelief over the arrest of 20 protesters on Friday, June 26
arrest of 20 LGBTQ+ protesters
This year’s Bahaghari-led Pride protest had 3 objectives: first, to celebrate Pride; second, to express their disagreement with the passage of the anti-terrorism bill; and third, to urge the government to swiftly act on the ongoing pandemic.After the news broke on social media, #FreePride20 immediately trended on Twitter. Netizens expressed their outrage and called for the immediate release of the apprehended protesters.
In a statement, the Concerned Artists of the Philippines condemned the Pride march arrests in Mendiola and called for the protection of the people’s right to protest. Gabriela Women’s Party echoed this and insisted that the arrests were illegal as there is no law that prohibits holding a protest under a community quarantine.
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