“Love should not be in exile”
Barents Pride is an annual LGBT+ festival that has been held in the Norwegian city of Kirkenes since 2017. It was founded by a Russian human rights organization, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Amnesty Norway and Foreningen Fri. The festival symbolizes the unity and solidarity of the LGBT+ communities of Norway and Russia, as well as of other countries of the Barents region.The festival has become an important platform for expressing support for the rights of queer people in regions where the freedoms of this group remain under threat, especially against the backdrop of homophobic and xenophobic policies in Russia. This year, Pride took place from the 24th to 28th of September.“No one is free until everyone is free” – action at the borderAs part of the festival, an event was held on the border of Russia and Norway, near the Storskog checkpoint. Participants created posters with messages for the Russian authorities.
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