From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/8/2007 10:21 AM Friday, June 8, 2007
Russian Opposition To Hold Rally In St. Petersburg
Russia - March of Dissent in Moscow, 14Apr2007 Previous March of Dissent events have seen a heavy police presence RFE/RL June 8, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The opposition group Other Russia is due to hold a March of Dissent demonstration in St. Petersburg on June 9 to coincide with an international economic forum in the city.
Opposition leader Garry Kasparov says local officials have approved the rally.
Kasparov says that despite the approval he is concerned about possible "provocations" from police and pro-Kremlin youth groups.
Speaking to RFE/RL on the sidelines of a conference in Prague this week, Kasparov said he believes that mounting Western criticism led to the authorities approving the demonstration.
"They accepted the rally, they negotiated with us, they gave us the alternative route and it is in the center. But we don't know what kind of measures they will take to prevent us from having a successful rally," Kasparov said.
Kasparov pledged that the rally's organizers would do everything in their power to keep the demonstration peaceful.
In April, police violently broke up an opposition rally in St. Petersburg.
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