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FILE - In this Saturday, June 29, 2013, file photo, riot police guard gay rights activists who were beaten by anti-gay protesters during an authorized gay rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. When the Sochi Winter Olympics begin on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, many will be watching to see whether Russia will enforce its law banning gay “propaganda” among minors if athletes, fans or activists wave rainbow flags or speak out in protest. The message so far has been confusing. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, Russia's leading gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alexeyev runs away from a plainclothes policeman during a protest outside the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games organizing committee office, in downtown Moscow. When the Sochi Winter Olympics begin on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, many will be watching to see whether Russia will enforce its law banning gay “propaganda” among minors if athletes, fans or activists wave rainbow flags or speak out in protest. The message so far has been confusing. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)
