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Kasparov sues Russia at Europe rights court
Gulf Times (Doha, Qatar)
Saturday, 26 May, 2007
PARIS: Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and
several other Russian opposition politicians have
filed a complaint against Moscow at the European Court
of Human Rights over their arrest at a rally, the
court said on Friday.
They alleged Russia had breached their right to
freedom of expression and freedom of assembly when
police arrested them and hundreds of others at an
anti-Kremlin march in April.
The anti-Kremlin opposition has organised a series of
demonstrations in Russia, accusing President Vladimir
Putin of backtracking on democracy.
During a trip to the eastern French town, Kasparov
urged the European Union on Wednesday to use its
weight to press for a free and democratic presidential
election in Russia in March next year.
Putin is stepping down then after two terms in the
Kremlin, but he is expected to anoint a successor to
run for election.
Kasparov launched a stinging attack on Putin a week
after Russian authorities prevented him and other
protesters from travelling to a Russia-EU summit.
-- Reuters
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/art icle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=151354&version=1& amp;template_id=39&parent_id=21
Gulf Times (Doha, Qatar)
Saturday, 26 May, 2007
PARIS: Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and
several other Russian opposition politicians have
filed a complaint against Moscow at the European Court
of Human Rights over their arrest at a rally, the
court said on Friday.
They alleged Russia had breached their right to
freedom of expression and freedom of assembly when
police arrested them and hundreds of others at an
anti-Kremlin march in April.
The anti-Kremlin opposition has organised a series of
demonstrations in Russia, accusing President Vladimir
Putin of backtracking on democracy.
During a trip to the eastern French town, Kasparov
urged the European Union on Wednesday to use its
weight to press for a free and democratic presidential
election in Russia in March next year.
Putin is stepping down then after two terms in the
Kremlin, but he is expected to anoint a successor to
run for election.
Kasparov launched a stinging attack on Putin a week
after Russian authorities prevented him and other
protesters from travelling to a Russia-EU summit.
-- Reuters
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/art icle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=151354&version=1& amp;template_id=39&parent_id=21