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It was prohibited to hold rallies on the Champ de Mars without the approval of the authorities. An anti-corruption rally took place there on June 12
In St. Petersburg, on the Field of Mars, from now on it was forbidden to hold rallies without the consent of the authorities. The governor of the city, Georgy Poltavchenko, signed a decree on this on August 17.
The representative of the head of St. Petersburg, Andrey Kibitov, said that Poltavchenko decided to exclude the Field of Mars from the list of Hyde Parks due to mass appeals from citizens who complained about "rallies at a mass grave."
The de-listing document for the Champ de Mars Hyde Park was signed on August 17, five days after a rally by LGBT supporters that ended in an attack on young right-wing activists and journalists.
- The opposition has repeatedly staged actions on the Field of Mars. On June 12, an anti-corruption rally based on the film “He is not Dimon to you” was held there. On August 12, LGBT activists staged their action .
- There are a few Hyde parks left in St. Petersburg where rallies can be held without approval, but they are all located on the outskirts.