Tuesday Russian News Items
Russian news items posted to Russian Notes by Dr. Bruce Holl
IN ENGLISH
Interfax: “Representatives of the gay rights movement and European MPs who have promised to attend an opposition rally on Triumfalnaya Square in the center of Moscow on Tuesday will be treated in the same way as participants in an unauthorized rally, Moscow deputy police chief Vyacheslav Kozlov said at a news conference.” RFE/Radio Liberty reports that “Russian opposition and human rights activists plan to gather for regular, unauthorized protests in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and a number of other cities.” RIA Novosti notes that “A delegation from the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights has arrived in Moscow to monitor an opposition demonstration on Tuesday, the head of the subcommittee said.”
ПО-РУССКИ
Радио Свобода: “В одиннадцатый раз представители оппозиционных движений и объединений собираются выйти на Триумфальную площадь в рамках ‘Стратегии-31’“.