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Putin relaxes ban on protests during Sochi 2014 Games

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opted to lift a ban on public protests during the forthcoming winter Olympic Games in Sochi, staging an about-turn on a decree signed last year that outlawed any form of demonstrations.

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