23:00, 2 August 2010

"Strategy-31" rallies held in South of Russia

Rally in support of all-Russian action "Strategy-31" in Volgograd. Inscription on the poster: "Strategy-31 for freedom of assembly!" July 31, 2010. Photo from: http://nbp-volzhsky.livejournal.com

Actions in support of the All-Russian campaign "Strategy-31" took place in eight cities of the South of Russia, where participants demand from the authorities to respect Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which guarantees the citizens' right to peaceful assemblies. In each city the rallies were 10-50 persons strong.

Actions within the "Strategy-31" campaign were held in 42 regions of Russia, including the cities of the South of Russia: Astrakhan, Krasnodar, Sochi, Elista, Volgograd, Taganrog, Rostov-on-Don, Novocherkassk, as reported by the press service of the movement "Strategy-31".

In many regions actions were not coordinated with the authorities. Mainly, the militia did not detain the participants in Rostov-on-Don and Novocherkassk some of them had been preventively detained.