Amendments to law on assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, processions and picketing 2016-03-09 13:50:00 Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 2 and 7 of the Federal Law on Assemblies, Rallies, Demonstrations, Processions and Picketing. In particular, under the federal law, movement using means of transportation as a form of demonstration, and erection of pre-fabricated structures as a form of picketing are designated as public events.