Veteran Russian Rights Defender Quits ‘Strategy 31’

MOSCOW — The chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group said today she will stop organizing Strategy 31 demonstrations in support of Article 31 of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees freedom of assembly, RFE/RL’s Russian Service reports. Lyudmila Alekseyeva said that instead of the popular protests that were held during the months that have 31 days, […]