Protests Against The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine occurred simultaneously in many places worldwide, including 2022 anti-war protests in Russia, in Russia and 2022 protests in Russian-occupied Ukraine, in Russian-occupied Ukraine. In Russia In the seven days from 24 February to 2 March, over 6,500 people in 53 cities across Russia have been detained by police for protesting against the invasion. Since the start of the war until 6 March nearly 13,000 have been detained. On 24 February, over 60 Russian activists and journalists have been arrested. In violation of the Freedom of assembly in Russia, Russian Constitution and international human rights law, Putin has made freedom of assembly, peaceful public protest without permission of the authorities illegal. This background information is necessary to understand the extreme intimidation caused by the large number of arrests and by the seemingly reasonable warning of the authorities to not take part in "unsanctioned" prot ...
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