Other Russia Vows It Will Hold March

The Moscow Times ^ | December 15, 2006 | Maria Levitov

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The Other Russia, a coalition of opposition groups, vowed Thursday that it would defy the authorities and press on with its March of Dissenters on Saturday.

Moscow officials this month banned the march, which is meant to protest what opposition leaders describe as Russia's slide into the authoritarian abyss.

United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov blasted the city for trying to shut down the demonstration, citing federal law No. 54. "This is an absolute violation of our constitutional rights," Kasparov said.

Kasparov, a former chess champion, spoke with other members of The Other Russia at a news conference at the Extropolis conference center in central Moscow.

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