Mother Russia

Not everyone had a peaceful May Day MMM march. City officials in Moscow had refused to issue an permit, citing state law that bans illicit drug propaganda. Unfortunately, the promoters of the march had advertised it so widely that not everyone heard about the cancellation and 20 people were detained by the Moscow police for just for showing up.

Guess this is the Russian version of Ernest Istook's bill to silence dissent on ill-conceived government policy.