31 August 2010, 23:30
"Strategy-31" activists detained in Rostov
As reported by Valentina Tolkachova, an activist of the "Solidarity" Movement, participants of the action "Strategy-31" were detained in Rostov-on-Don.
"At 6:00 p.m., we rallied opposite the Gorky Park - about 30 persons. Militiamen came up and made a list of us. They allowed us to stay there for about half an hour; and we disseminated many copies of Boris Nemtsov's report; then, detentions began. The organizers were the first: they were brought to the police station of the Leninskiy District. Others were taken there one by one; and protocols were made on every activist. Then, we were released, while the organizers are still in custody," the "Echo Moskvy" Radio quotes Ms Tolkachova as saying.
Today, rallied within the "Strategy-31" campaign took place also in other regions.
About 30 persons came to the event in Sochi. According to Sergey Basmanov, one of the organizers, they had a permit to hold it. Activists were holding flags of Sochi, posters in defence of the Constitution and demanding dismissal of a number of judges and officials, the "Kasparov.Ru" writes.
Today, an action within the "Strategy-31" campaign for the first time took place in Makhachkala. A picket in central city - in Rodopy Boulevard - was 10-person-strong.
