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Picketing

Picketing is a form of public expression of opinion, carried out without the movement and use of sound-amplifying technical means by placing one or more citizens near the picketed object, using posters, banners and other means of visual agitation.

Two main types of picketing can be distinguished:

1. informational (“talking”) picket.

The purpose is to disseminate information, e.g. about the upcoming mass event, about a meeting with a candidate for deputy, etc. Pickets are placed in places of concentration of large crowds of people – at “rush hours” near subway stations, at urban junctions, near railway stations and platforms, and during the day on weekends – at markets, at the entrance to city recreation parks, in the parks themselves, etc. Number of participants – 2-3 people. Required attributes: symbols (flag, cape) and a banner with a bright, eye-catching poster placed on it. According to the current Russian legislation, it is not required to submit a notice of an information picket on the eve of a mass event, since the Federal Law “On Meetings, Rallies, Marches and Pickets” gives citizens the right to disseminate information about a mass event held in accordance with this law. A picket at which invitations to a mass event are distributed should be regarded precisely as distribution of information.

2. Political picket.

The purpose is a statement of a political position, public expression of protest by a group of citizens and attraction of media and public attention to the problem raised. The difference between a political picket and a meeting, according to the current Russian legislation, is the absence of a stage and means of sound amplification. As a rule, political organizations hold pickets due to the fact that there is a need to respond promptly to a particular event in the political life of the country, and there is not enough time to prepare documentation for holding a meeting. The thing is that the notice of picketing is submitted to the authorities 3 days in advance, while the notice of marches and rallies is submitted 10 days in advance.

The main attributes of picketing: banners, posters, a folding table with handouts (newspapers, leaflets, calendars).

During the picketing citizens have the right to chant slogans, but do not have the right to use means of sound amplification.