Pro-LGBT rights message projected in Helsinki ahead of Trump-Putin summit

(15 Jul 2018) A US-based advocacy group splashed light messages on a wall at the Finnish presidential palace on Sunday evening - urging the US and Russian presidents to do more to fight injustice against the LGBTQ community in Russia's Chechnya region. The stunt on the wall at the palace entrance comes a day before US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet at the palace for their first summit meeting. Finnish police briefly questioned the projectionists but allowed the light show to continue. The string of messages included phrases like "Trump and Putin: Stop the Crimes against Humanity in Chechnya" and "Investigate LGBTQ persecution in Chechnya." Ty Cobb, director of HRC Global that organised the show, called on Trump to raise such human rights concerns at Monday's summit. Cobb also said Putin should investigate and hold accountable those responsible for crimes against people who "are being rounded up, put in secret prisons, tortured, some killed just because they're gay." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...