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United Kingdom Russian president vetoes law on protests
Published on 06/11/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev surprised rights activists Saturday by overturning a bill to restrict freedom of assembly. Meanwhile, a journalist for a leading newspaper has been severely beaten and is in a coma.