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After the start of Russian military operations in Ukraine on February 24, hundreds of Russians in Moscow demonstrated against the war in Ukraine. The Russian authorities announced that they will crack down on any unauthorized demonstrations on their territory. Outside of Russia, anti-war protests are taking place in various cities around the world.
Despite the threats from the Russian authorities, hundreds of people demonstrated this Thursday, February 24, in various Russian cities against the military operations in Ukraine.
The specialized NGO OVD-Info has recorded at least 1,700 arrests of people who were demonstrating with banners in 51 cities.
The call to demonstrate in Moscow and Saint Petersburg was launched by social networks. In Moscow, more than 1,000 people were in Pushkin Square, where the authorities responded by deploying a large police cordon. More than half of the arrests of protesters took place in the Russian capital.
A Moscow-based opposition activist, Marina Litvinovich, was detained by Russian police on Thursday after she called for anti-war protests in the country. The main opponent of the Kremlin, Alexei Navalny, who is currently in jail, said that he opposed Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia responds with repression to peace protests
Russia’s Interior Ministry, Prosecutor’s Office and Investigative Committee have warned Russians not to protest.
The Commission of Inquiry stressed that participants in rallies on the “tense foreign policy situation” or clashes would face legal proceedings.
The Ministry of the Interior warned that the concentrations would be “illegal” and that the Police “would take all necessary measures to guarantee public order.”
“Any provocation, aggression against the authorities, breach of their legal requirements will be immediately repressed. The authors will be arrested and brought to justice,” he said.
In videos and photos taken in Moscow, security forces can be seen detaining dozens of people and herding them into police trucks.
The capital has not lifted its health restrictions on demonstrations, linked to Covid-19, except in concentrations in favor of Russian power.
The opposition has been decimated in the last two years and its leaders jailed or expelled.
According to a report published in August 2021 by Amnesty International, demonstrations are increasingly difficult to carry out and a sentence of up to five years in prison can be imposed for participating in a demonstration considered illegal.
From different capitals of the world they ask to stop the aggression against Ukraine
In various cities around the world, demonstrators protested in support of Ukrainians and against the war in front of Russian embassies. Dozens marched in Washington, Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Stockholm, Tokyo, Istanbul, Rome, Mexico City and other cities.
In the US capital, dozens of protesters waved Ukrainian flags and chanted “Stop the aggression!” in front of the Russian embassy. Other protests were scheduled in New York, Houston and Denver.
On LondonHundreds of protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office, waving Ukrainian flags and demanding tougher UK sanctions in response to Putin’s decisions.
On Georgia, where Putin intervened in 2008, thousands of people demonstrated in major cities. “Putin has attacked not just Ukraine today or Georgia years ago, but the very idea of freedom,” said Keti Tavartkiladze, a 61-year-old math teacher in Tbilisi.
On Paris, hundreds of people also gathered in front of the Russian embassy, including several candidates for the presidential elections in April, such as the environmentalist Yannick Jadot or the former minister Christiane Taubira. Another demonstration took place in the Place de la République, in the heart of Paris and in other French cities.
With AFP and Reuters
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After the start of Russian military operations in Ukraine on February 24, hundreds of Russians in Moscow demonstrated against the war in Ukraine. The Russian authorities announced that they will crack down on any unauthorized demonstrations on their territory. Outside of Russia, anti-war protests are taking place in various cities around the world.
Despite the threats from the Russian authorities, hundreds of people demonstrated this Thursday, February 24, in various Russian cities against the military operations in Ukraine.
The specialized NGO OVD-Info has recorded at least 1,700 arrests of people who were demonstrating with banners in 51 cities.
The call to demonstrate in Moscow and Saint Petersburg was launched by social networks. In Moscow, more than 1,000 people were in Pushkin Square, where the authorities responded by deploying a large police cordon. More than half of the arrests of protesters took place in the Russian capital.
A Moscow-based opposition activist, Marina Litvinovich, was detained by Russian police on Thursday after she called for anti-war protests in the country. The main opponent of the Kremlin, Alexei Navalny, who is currently in jail, said that he opposed Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia responds with repression to peace protests
Russia’s Interior Ministry, Prosecutor’s Office and Investigative Committee have warned Russians not to protest.
The Commission of Inquiry stressed that participants in rallies on the “tense foreign policy situation” or clashes would face legal proceedings.
The Ministry of the Interior warned that the concentrations would be “illegal” and that the Police “would take all necessary measures to guarantee public order.”
“Any provocation, aggression against the authorities, breach of their legal requirements will be immediately repressed. The authors will be arrested and brought to justice,” he said.
In videos and photos taken in Moscow, security forces can be seen detaining dozens of people and herding them into police trucks.
The capital has not lifted its health restrictions on demonstrations, linked to Covid-19, except in concentrations in favor of Russian power.
The opposition has been decimated in the last two years and its leaders jailed or expelled.
According to a report published in August 2021 by Amnesty International, demonstrations are increasingly difficult to carry out and a sentence of up to five years in prison can be imposed for participating in a demonstration considered illegal.
From different capitals of the world they ask to stop the aggression against Ukraine
In various cities around the world, demonstrators protested in support of Ukrainians and against the war in front of Russian embassies. Dozens marched in Washington, Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Stockholm, Tokyo, Istanbul, Rome, Mexico City and other cities.
In the US capital, dozens of protesters waved Ukrainian flags and chanted “Stop the aggression!” in front of the Russian embassy. Other protests were scheduled in New York, Houston and Denver.
On LondonHundreds of protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office, waving Ukrainian flags and demanding tougher UK sanctions in response to Putin’s decisions.
On Georgia, where Putin intervened in 2008, thousands of people demonstrated in major cities. “Putin has attacked not just Ukraine today or Georgia years ago, but the very idea of freedom,” said Keti Tavartkiladze, a 61-year-old math teacher in Tbilisi.
On Paris, hundreds of people also gathered in front of the Russian embassy, including several candidates for the presidential elections in April, such as the environmentalist Yannick Jadot or the former minister Christiane Taubira. Another demonstration took place in the Place de la République, in the heart of Paris and in other French cities.
With AFP and Reuters
First modification:
After the start of Russian military operations in Ukraine on February 24, hundreds of Russians in Moscow demonstrated against the war in Ukraine. The Russian authorities announced that they will crack down on any unauthorized demonstrations on their territory. Outside of Russia, anti-war protests are taking place in various cities around the world.
Despite the threats from the Russian authorities, hundreds of people demonstrated this Thursday, February 24, in various Russian cities against the military operations in Ukraine.
The specialized NGO OVD-Info has recorded at least 1,700 arrests of people who were demonstrating with banners in 51 cities.
The call to demonstrate in Moscow and Saint Petersburg was launched by social networks. In Moscow, more than 1,000 people were in Pushkin Square, where the authorities responded by deploying a large police cordon. More than half of the arrests of protesters took place in the Russian capital.
A Moscow-based opposition activist, Marina Litvinovich, was detained by Russian police on Thursday after she called for anti-war protests in the country. The main opponent of the Kremlin, Alexei Navalny, who is currently in jail, said that he opposed Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia responds with repression to peace protests
Russia’s Interior Ministry, Prosecutor’s Office and Investigative Committee have warned Russians not to protest.
The Commission of Inquiry stressed that participants in rallies on the “tense foreign policy situation” or clashes would face legal proceedings.
The Ministry of the Interior warned that the concentrations would be “illegal” and that the Police “would take all necessary measures to guarantee public order.”
“Any provocation, aggression against the authorities, breach of their legal requirements will be immediately repressed. The authors will be arrested and brought to justice,” he said.
In videos and photos taken in Moscow, security forces can be seen detaining dozens of people and herding them into police trucks.
The capital has not lifted its health restrictions on demonstrations, linked to Covid-19, except in concentrations in favor of Russian power.
The opposition has been decimated in the last two years and its leaders jailed or expelled.
According to a report published in August 2021 by Amnesty International, demonstrations are increasingly difficult to carry out and a sentence of up to five years in prison can be imposed for participating in a demonstration considered illegal.
From different capitals of the world they ask to stop the aggression against Ukraine
In various cities around the world, demonstrators protested in support of Ukrainians and against the war in front of Russian embassies. Dozens marched in Washington, Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Stockholm, Tokyo, Istanbul, Rome, Mexico City and other cities.
In the US capital, dozens of protesters waved Ukrainian flags and chanted “Stop the aggression!” in front of the Russian embassy. Other protests were scheduled in New York, Houston and Denver.
On LondonHundreds of protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office, waving Ukrainian flags and demanding tougher UK sanctions in response to Putin’s decisions.
On Georgia, where Putin intervened in 2008, thousands of people demonstrated in major cities. “Putin has attacked not just Ukraine today or Georgia years ago, but the very idea of freedom,” said Keti Tavartkiladze, a 61-year-old math teacher in Tbilisi.
On Paris, hundreds of people also gathered in front of the Russian embassy, including several candidates for the presidential elections in April, such as the environmentalist Yannick Jadot or the former minister Christiane Taubira. Another demonstration took place in the Place de la République, in the heart of Paris and in other French cities.
With AFP and Reuters
First modification:
After the start of Russian military operations in Ukraine on February 24, hundreds of Russians in Moscow demonstrated against the war in Ukraine. The Russian authorities announced that they will crack down on any unauthorized demonstrations on their territory. Outside of Russia, anti-war protests are taking place in various cities around the world.
Despite the threats from the Russian authorities, hundreds of people demonstrated this Thursday, February 24, in various Russian cities against the military operations in Ukraine.
The specialized NGO OVD-Info has recorded at least 1,700 arrests of people who were demonstrating with banners in 51 cities.
The call to demonstrate in Moscow and Saint Petersburg was launched by social networks. In Moscow, more than 1,000 people were in Pushkin Square, where the authorities responded by deploying a large police cordon. More than half of the arrests of protesters took place in the Russian capital.
A Moscow-based opposition activist, Marina Litvinovich, was detained by Russian police on Thursday after she called for anti-war protests in the country. The main opponent of the Kremlin, Alexei Navalny, who is currently in jail, said that he opposed Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia responds with repression to peace protests
Russia’s Interior Ministry, Prosecutor’s Office and Investigative Committee have warned Russians not to protest.
The Commission of Inquiry stressed that participants in rallies on the “tense foreign policy situation” or clashes would face legal proceedings.
The Ministry of the Interior warned that the concentrations would be “illegal” and that the Police “would take all necessary measures to guarantee public order.”
“Any provocation, aggression against the authorities, breach of their legal requirements will be immediately repressed. The authors will be arrested and brought to justice,” he said.
In videos and photos taken in Moscow, security forces can be seen detaining dozens of people and herding them into police trucks.
The capital has not lifted its health restrictions on demonstrations, linked to Covid-19, except in concentrations in favor of Russian power.
The opposition has been decimated in the last two years and its leaders jailed or expelled.
According to a report published in August 2021 by Amnesty International, demonstrations are increasingly difficult to carry out and a sentence of up to five years in prison can be imposed for participating in a demonstration considered illegal.
From different capitals of the world they ask to stop the aggression against Ukraine
In various cities around the world, demonstrators protested in support of Ukrainians and against the war in front of Russian embassies. Dozens marched in Washington, Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Stockholm, Tokyo, Istanbul, Rome, Mexico City and other cities.
In the US capital, dozens of protesters waved Ukrainian flags and chanted “Stop the aggression!” in front of the Russian embassy. Other protests were scheduled in New York, Houston and Denver.
On LondonHundreds of protesters gathered outside Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office, waving Ukrainian flags and demanding tougher UK sanctions in response to Putin’s decisions.
On Georgia, where Putin intervened in 2008, thousands of people demonstrated in major cities. “Putin has attacked not just Ukraine today or Georgia years ago, but the very idea of freedom,” said Keti Tavartkiladze, a 61-year-old math teacher in Tbilisi.
On Paris, hundreds of people also gathered in front of the Russian embassy, including several candidates for the presidential elections in April, such as the environmentalist Yannick Jadot or the former minister Christiane Taubira. Another demonstration took place in the Place de la République, in the heart of Paris and in other French cities.
With AFP and Reuters