1 February 2012

Organizers of Saturday’s opposition rally gathered Tuesday to set an agenda for the mass march — the third major protest since the disputed State Duma elections in December. The leaders settled on a list of key demands for the rally — urging the release of political prisoners as well as the democratic reform of the current political system, and calling for early and fair parliamentary and presidential elections within two years. The meeting was hosted by opposition political activist and world-renowned chess champion Gary Kasparov, and was attended by anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny and environmental activist Yevgenia Chirikova. [...] Source: The Moscow Times