Thousands of people have been detained in Russia at actions against the war with Ukraine
On Sunday, March 6, protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine are taking place in many Russian cities. According to the latest data, over 4,300 people have already been detained in 55 cities, the human rights information project "OVD-Info" reports.
Protest action in Moscow
In the center of Moscow, the police detain people who came out to protest against the war with Ukraine. Its start was announced at 14.00 Moscow time. According to Avtozak.Live, protesters are being detained on Manezhnaya Square and on Mokhovaya Street. Among the detainees is the chairman of the committee "Civil Assistance" Svetlana Gannushkina.
In Khabarovsk, people formed a human chain and tried to arrange a march, after which the police began detaining. In Irkutsk, the audience marched with the song "May there always be sun". Several people were detained. In Novosibirsk alone, the police detained almost 100 people, including journalists.
Protest actions and pickets are also reported in Tomsk, Perm, Yekaterinburg and many other cities. In St. Petersburg, artists took to the street and began painting using the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Riot police officers are on duty at Gostiny Dvor.—0—
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- 6 March 2022 21:02
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