Russians turn on Putin: Protests break out in St Petersburg with crowds chanting ‘no to war’
Russians turn on Putin: Police drag unconscious woman away as protests break out in St Petersburg with crowds chanting ‘no to war’ and demanding an end to invasion of Ukraine
New protests have broken out in St Petersburg’s Senate Square in Russia todayLocal media reports many people detained as one woman lost consciousness Demonstrators were filmed chanting ‘not to war’ and some pictured linking arms
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Protests have today broken out across St Petersburg, Russia, with demonstrators seen shouting ‘no to war’ in the city’s Senate Square.
Many were detained, according to local media, and one woman lost consciousness while being arrested, Novaya Gazeta reports.
It added that arrests were being made across Gostiny Dvor, Senate Square and Nevsky Prospekt, where police vans were seen.
Protests have today broken out across St Petersburg, Russia, with demonstrators seen shouting ‘no to war’ in the city’s Senate Square
Many were detained, according to local media, and one woman lost consciousness while being arrested, Novaya Gazeta reports
The OVD-Info rights group that tracks political arrests now counts 6440 detentions in anti-war demonstrations in the country since February 24
Videos on Telegram show protesters sitting on the floor, clapping, and chanting ‘no to war’ as others showed police taking protesters away
Videos on Telegram show protesters sitting on the floor, clapping, and chanting ‘no to war’.
Others showed police making arrests and taking detained demonstrators into vans as protesters continued to call out for an end to the conflict in the background.
Local media reports that at least 80 people could be seen gathering for the protest, as witnesses also reported a heavy police presence.
Last week, protests broke out across Russia following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and continued despite the threat of ‘treason’ charges as the Kremlin continues its crackdown on dissent against the growing antiwar sentiment.
Local reports said that arrests were being made across Gostiny Dvor, Senate Square and Nevsky Prospekt, where police vans were seen
Others showed police making arrests and taking detained demonstrators into vans as others continued to call out for an end to the conflict in the background
Local media reports that at least 80 people could be seen gathering for the protest, as witnesses reported a large police presence
The OVD-Info rights group that tracks political arrests now counts 6440 detentions in anti-war demonstrations in the country since February 24.
Last week in Saint Petersburg, women were dragged away by police in riot gear during clashes as thousands took to the streets against the Russian leader.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov sought to downplay the scale of the protests, saying that while Putin ‘hears everyone’s opinion,’ he also knows ‘the share of those who have a different point of view and those who are sympathetic to such a necessary operation.’
