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Singapore LGBT rally says 'no choice' but to bar outsiders
Source: BBC
Singapore LGBT rally says 'no choice' but to bar outsiders
14 May 2017 Asia
Singapore's Pink Dot LGBT rights rally will only allow Singaporean citizens and permanent residents to attend this year's event because of legal changes.
Organisers announced the restrictions with "profound regret", saying they had been reminded of new rules by police in the wealthy city state.
Previously only locals were allowed to actively "demonstrate" by holding up placards, but foreigners could nonetheless attend, Pink Dot says.
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In a statement on Sunday, Pink Dot said that recent changes to Singapore's Public Order Act meant that "the law no longer distinguishes between participants and observers, and regards anyone who turns up to the Speakers' Corner in support of an event to be part of an assembly".
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14 May 2017 Asia
Singapore's Pink Dot LGBT rights rally will only allow Singaporean citizens and permanent residents to attend this year's event because of legal changes.
Organisers announced the restrictions with "profound regret", saying they had been reminded of new rules by police in the wealthy city state.
Previously only locals were allowed to actively "demonstrate" by holding up placards, but foreigners could nonetheless attend, Pink Dot says.
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In a statement on Sunday, Pink Dot said that recent changes to Singapore's Public Order Act meant that "the law no longer distinguishes between participants and observers, and regards anyone who turns up to the Speakers' Corner in support of an event to be part of an assembly".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39916201
