Case 402_20

402_20 substantive_scope 20. On 29 June 2013 Mr Starov, Ms Pitenova, Mr Fedorov and Mr Prokopenko took part in a demonstration involving about eighty participants in St Petersburg which was aimed at drawing attention to violations of the rights of LGBTI people in Russia. The local authorities had been notified of the event in advance and deployed 165 police officers to maintain public order at the site of the event.