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Viewing cable 08STATE131994, OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RUSSIA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08STATE131994 2008-12-17 13:59 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Secretary of State
VZCZCXRO8515
PP RUEHAST RUEHFL RUEHLA RUEHMRE RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSK RUEHSR
DE RUEHC #1994 3521406
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P R 171359Z DEC 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE PRIORITY 6691
INFO ORG FOR SECURITY CO OP IN EUR COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS STATE 131994 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS OSCE
SUBJECT: OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RUSSIA 
 
ΒΆ1.  Post is authorized to present the following statement at 
the Permanent Council in Vienna on December 18. 
 
Begin text: 
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 
On December 14, Police in Moscow and St. Petersburg detained 
over 200 peaceful protestors at demonstrations, for which 
permission was not granted, led by opposition groups 
including Other Russia and the Union of Soviet Officers in 
Moscow. 
The difficulties faced by protest organizers, at the hands of 
authorities, in their attempts to receive permits as well as 
the harsh methods used to detain protestors raise serious 
concerns about the willingness of the Russian government to 
respect the exercise of freedoms of assembly and expression. 
 
Peaceful protests, marches, and demonstrations are a 
cornerstone to the development and functioning of a 
democratic society.  We continue to urge the Russian 
government to respect its OSCE commitments for freedom of 
assembly and expression. 
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 
End text. 
RICE