Russia Protests (Updates)

[TomSea]

Opposition Activist Sobol Detained By Police Ahead Of Moscow Protest


Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol

MOSCOW -- A prominent Russian opposition activist was detained by police in Moscow on August 3 ahead of a planned protest to demand free elections.

Lyubov Sobol, who is on hunger strike, was detained in a taxi as she tried to make her way to the protest and driven off in a police van.

"On what grounds are you detaining me?" Sobol repeated as police took her to the vehicle.

Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-opposition-plans-moscow-rally-authorities-warnings/30089689.html

So, it sounds like more protests in Russia today. As said in the other thread, some reports are these people are protesting over very low-level elections over there and not getting any kind of real opposition running against Putin-back-candidates. The protesters deserve our full support.

Last weekend:

https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/1155172842486620160

Again, it has to be stressed, these elections that they are protesting seem very very low-level like city council, mayor, something like that from my understanding.

[TomSea]

Last weekend, arrest numbers went to over a thousand from 300 fairly quickly.

Police Detain Some 600 At Opposition Rally In Moscow

Police have shut off many areas in central Moscow.

MOSCOW -- Nearly 600 people, including a prominent opposition activist, were detained by riot police in Moscow on August 3 after authorities warned they would take “all necessary measures” to stop the unsanctioned rally.

A week after police detained more than 1,300 people at a similar protest in the Russian capital, hundreds of OMON riot police were deployed ahead of the planned protest to demand free elections in Moscow.

The independent political watchdog OVD-Info reported that at least 592 people had been detained.

More at: https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-opposition-plans-moscow-rally-authorities-warnings/30089689.html

Last weekend:


https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/08/02/read-the-moscow-government-s-full-decree-opening-a-criminal-rioting-case-against-election-protesters