Russian authorities arrest over 13,000 anti-war protesters: Report

Russian authorities have arrested over 13,000 anti-war protesters as its crackdown on dissidents throughout the nation continues.

Folks throughout the nation are protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s determination to invade Ukraine, starting a conflict that has killed at the very least 331, in keeping with the United Nations.

OVD-Info, an unbiased human rights venture targeted on political persecution in Russia, revealed the determine on Sunday.

The arrests come after Putin has elevated makes an attempt to stifle any opposition to the federal government’s invasion of Ukraine, additionally blocking a number of main social media retailers throughout the nation, similar to Fb and Twitter.

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One human rights activist, Marina Litvinovich, referred to as for mass protests final week in a Fb video, stating that the Russian individuals oppose the conflict. 

“We, the Russian individuals, are towards the conflict Putin has unleashed. We don’t assist this conflict, it’s being waged not on our behalf,” Litvinovich stated. “I do know that proper now a lot of you are feeling desperation, helplessness, disgrace over Vladimir Putin’s assault on the pleasant nation of Ukraine. However I urge you to not despair.”

She was arrested shortly after importing the video to Fb.

Anti-war activist in Russia, Tatyana Usmanova, requested Ukrainians for forgiveness after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, saying “our confrontation with these [Ukrainian] forces is inevitable.”

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Russian Law enforcement officials detain a girl throughout an unsanctioned protest rally towards the army invasion on Ukraine, March,6,2022, in Central Moscow, Russia. Police detained about 3500 individuals at anti-war protests throughout Russia, together with 1750 in Moscow on Sunday, the Inside Ministry officers stated.
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“I need to ask Ukrainians for forgiveness. We didn’t vote for individuals who unleashed the conflict,” she stated.

Putin additionally signed a regulation on Friday which goals to punish journalists with jail time for publishing information that contradicts the federal government’s statements about Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.

Individuals who violate the regulation will withstand 15 years in jail.

The protests aren’t restricted to the streets both, with some individuals signing open letters expressing their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

 Russian Law enforcement officials detain a person throughout an unsanctioned protest rally towards the army invasion in Ukraine on March 6, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine on twenty fourth February 2022, its actions have met with worldwide condemnation with rallies, protests and peace marches going down in cities throughout the globe.
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One Museum in Moscow, Storage, stated that it will be halting and suspending work on exhibitions “till the human and political tragedy that’s unfolding in Ukraine has ceased.”

“We can’t assist the phantasm of normality when such occasions are going down,” the assertion by the museum learn. “We see ourselves as a part of a wider world that isn’t divided by conflict.”

The Related Press and Fox Information’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.