August 30, 2010: It has been reported, that Wednesday night, on the eve of U2’s debut show in Moscow, the Russian police arrested several activists from the Amnesty International. These individuals were outside the venue and were seen collecting signatures and also handing out leaflets.
Amnesty however were not the only organization that was effectively kicked out of the venue, U2’s very own charity organization that goes by the One campaign were also thrown out. One campaign is something that deals with the awareness in AIDS.
Amnesty International’s Moscow officer Sergei Nikitin said that it was strange as well as sad to see that the Russian governments weren’t afraid to see people even collect signatures.
Amnesty however were not the only organization that was effectively kicked out of the venue, U2’s very own charity organization that goes by the One campaign were also thrown out. One campaign is something that deals with the awareness in AIDS.
Amnesty International’s Moscow officer Sergei Nikitin said that it was strange as well as sad to see that the Russian governments weren’t afraid to see people even collect signatures.
- 8/30/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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