Photos: More than a thousand Londoners straight and gay protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws

Illustrated rainbow pride flag on a white background.

A protest against the treatment of LGBT people in Russia is currently underway in London near the official residence of the Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street. More than one thousand people have attended what is believed to be the largest gay rights protest in recent years.

Here are a selection of the latest photographs that will be updated throughout the day. David Cameron has responded to Stephen Fry’s open letter on the issue and the hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. For more on this story click here.
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(Photos by Joseph Patrick McCormick and Andrew MacAlpine, Jason Eddy, Scott Roberts and Kaleidoscope Trust)