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On October 1, from 17.30 to 19.00 in Moscow, near the Chistye Prudy metro station, at the monument to Griboyedov, a picket will be held in support of Alexander Podrabinek, human rights activist, journalist, author of “EZH”, who was persecuted by the “Nashi” movement for the article “As an anti-Soviet to anti-Soviet people... “According to the latest data, which Podrabinek’s wife Alla wrote about on her blog, the wonderful guys who never managed to get into the human rights activist’s apartment broke the mailbox in the entrance. They continue to picket near Podrabinek’s house, call his apartment, call his neighbors. The “Committee to Protect Journalists” called on the Moscow police to “take adequate measures in accordance with the law against those responsible for this persecution.” A source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax that Podrabinek protection may be provided if he files a complaint with the police and his arguments about the incoming threats are considered convincing. Nashi’s actions aroused the indignation of Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin. He noted that the authorities of the Eastern Administrative District, who allowed the Nashi picket, seriously violated the law, since they did not have the right to allow a picket to be held for seven days with one notification. In addition, since the picket is taking place near a residential building, the picketers are violating the right of Podrabinek and his family members to privacy, Lukin said. The Commissioner emphasized that the journalist had every right to express his opinion in the article and should have responded to the article using legal means. “Our people” claim that they do not break laws. They were also offended by Ekho Moskvy and stated that they had filed a lawsuit against the radio station for, in their opinion, false information about threats on their part against Podrabinek.