BAccording to the civil rights group OVD-Info, at least 560 people were arrested in 26 cities on Friday during anti-war protests in Russia. In many cases, fines or arrest penalties were imposed. In ten police stations in four cities, lawyers from the organization were able to provide legal assistance to those arrested, according to a balance sheet on Saturday night.
The horror of their own country’s war against Ukraine has driven many people to protest in Russia. On Thursday, the first day of fighting, more than 1,700 opponents of the war were arrested.
In the Caucasus republic of Georgia, tens of thousands of people protested against the war in Ukraine on Friday evening. According to media reports, it was one of the largest rallies in the capital Tbilisi in a long time. The protesters expressed their displeasure with the Georgian government, which had refused to join many countries in sanctions against Russia. Georgia suffered a military defeat at the hands of Russia in 2008 in a brief war over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
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