FoExp case studies – Ongoing battle for freedom of expression in Russia. Links in with UK treatment of protesters – lots of good material here – http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/g20-police-assault-ian-tomlinson.
Article 31 of the Russian constitution guarantees – ‘Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to gather peacefully, without weapons, and to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets.’ – See Guardian and RFE content - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/30/russian-protesters-31ers /http://www.rferl.org/content/Russian_Police_Break_Up_Article_31_Protests/2000057.html
[http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/ch2.html / http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-03.htm]
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