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.