If their proposals are approved by a majority in the chamber, then for an entire month—two weeks before the election and two weeks after—regional or local authorities may ban all public events except meetings. Demonstrations near military units and other Armed Forces facilities would also be prohibited. The range of people allowed to organize rallies and demonstrations would be narrowed. Under the bill, this would exclude anyone convicted of extremism or with an unexpunged conviction for it, as well as anyone subjected to administrative penalties for promoting or displaying Nazi symbols (until the penalty period expires). For six months, individuals or organizations that have received a prosecutor's warning about the inadmissibility of engaging in extremist activity would also be barred from organizing rallies. http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2007/01/19/119230 I think this should become a reason to hold a major protest action (most likely a march), in which all political forces that consider themselves opposition should be represented.