Protests against mobilisation in Russian cities: more than 1,000 people have already been detained
IRYNA BALACHUK — WEDNESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2022, 20:23
As of 21:45, at least 1,176 people have been detained at anti-mobilisation protests in different cities in Russia, according to the human rights media project OVD-Info.
Source: OVD-Info, the Russian propaganda publication RIA Novosti, the BBC and Meduza
Details: It is reported that most of those detained are in St. Petersburg (96 protesters), Moscow (89) and Yekaterinburg (45).
Among the detainees are journalists who came to the rallies as private individuals.
According to OVD-Info, detentions took place in at least 23 cities of Russia.
У Росії проходять мітинги проти мобілізації: понад 350 затриманих. Відео ВВС pic.twitter.com/azGzcDbp1B
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) September 21, 2022
Security forces used force against some participants of the actions – in particular, in St. Petersburg, some protesters near St. Isaac's Cathedral were beaten with batons during their detention.
У Санкт-Петербурзі поліція б’є протестувальників, які вийшли на акцію проти мобілізації. Відео Медузи pic.twitter.com/iTecs6Ag00
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) September 21, 2022
According to the Russian propaganda newspaper RIA Novosti, the police allegedly began detaining them at a protest rally in Moscow because it was unauthorised.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation on the morning of 21 September. A total of 300,000 reservists will be mobilised.
- Members of the State Duma [lower house of the Russian parliament] and members of the Federation Council [upper house of the Russian parliament] are exempted from mobilisation.
- Dmitry Vyatkin, a member of the State Duma for United Russia [Edinaya Rossiya, Russia's ruling political party], tried to explain why parliamentarians are exempted from mobilisation. He said that to go and fight is the easiest thing to do.
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