“Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, ongoing anti-war demonstrations and protests broke out across Russia. The protests have been met with widespread repression by the Russian authorities, with over 6,500 arrests being made in the seven days from 24 February to 2 March. ... On 1 March, reports and photographs appeared in social media, also republished and confirmed by Novaya Gazeta, showing primary school children behind bars, arrested by police in Moscow for laying flowers at the Ukrainian embassy and holding signs saying ‘No to war’. A special detention center set up in Yekaterinburg ran out of room for prisoners arrested from protests. On 2 March, the artist Yelena Osipova, aged 77 and born to survivors of the Siege of Leningrad, was amongst those arrested at an anti-war protest in Saint Petersburg. Videos of her arrest were widely shared on Twitter and Reddit. Police action against the protesters continued the following day. On 4 March, the activist Yulia Galyamina was detained and held in custody pending trial, charged with violating the law on public events by trying to organize an anti-war protest. On 5 March, ahead of protests planned for 6 March, police raided, searched and detained hundreds of Russian journalists, politicans and activists. ...”
In Russia, thousands defy police threats to protest the invasion of Ukraine. Can it make a difference? (Video)
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