Authorities have not refused to hold a rally against coal dust in Primorye. 

In Nakhodka, activists plan to hold a rally on March 21 against coal dust pollution and open-pit coal handling. The organizers done I applied on March 6th, but only received a response today: no refusal. 

City authorities merely pointed out a violation in the application—the category of vehicles used for the event was not specified. Organizer Anatoly Elishov, an assistant to Communist Party deputy Alexei Kornienko, has already corrected this violation. He explained to NeMoskva that they will now have to wait for another response from the mayor's office. If there is no response, the rally can be considered approved. 

People are burning coal dust in Nakhodka complain several years. In February, the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office found violations during transshipment. But in March, residents again complained Independent journalist Anna Sharipova published photos and videos of coal dust in houses. Today she passed search. 

Video: Sharipova's anonymous channel