The
Russian
police
have
arrested
several
activists
from
the
Amnesty
International
on
the
eve
of
U2's
debut
show
in
Moscow
for
collecting
signatures
and
handing
out
leaflets
outside
the
venue.
Amnesty
however
were
not
the
only
organization
that
was
effectively
kicked
out
of
the
venue,
U2's
very
own
charity
organization
that
goes
by
the
ONE
campaign
were
also
thrown
out.
ONE
campaign
is
something
that
deals
with
the
awareness
in
AIDS.
Amnesty
International's
Moscow
officer
Sergei
Nikitin
said
that
it
was
strange
as
well
as
sad
to
see
that
the
Russian
governments
weren"t
afraid
to
see
people
even
collect
signatures
and
other
such
stuff.
He
further
added
that
U2
singer
Bono
was
one
of
the
organizers.
He
also
said
that
it
was
just
a
publicity
event
that
Amnesty
does
in
every
city,
where
the
band
has
performed.
U2
vocalist
and
chief
songwriter,
Bono
met
with
the
Russian
President
Dmitry
Medvedev
to
talk
about
the
prevention
of
the
spread
of
HIV.
He
reportedly
praised
Medvedev
as
sociable
on
stage,
however
he
surprised
all
after
he
invited
Yury
Shevchuk,
who
happens
to
be
a
Russian
rock
star,
infamous
for
his
attacks
on
the
Kremlin
to
play
the
Bob
Dylan's
classic
'Knocking
On
Heaven's
Door'.