Police arrested more than 4,300 people at antiwar protests on Sunday in 56 Russian cities. The independent monitor OVD-Info said the full total for the day wasn’t in yet,…
(Newser) – Police arrested more than 4,300 people at antiwar protests on Sunday in 56 Russian cities. The independent monitor OVD-Info said the full total for the day wasn’t in yet, the Wall Street Journa l reports. The Interior Ministry said 3,400 of the 5,200 people who attended the rallies protesting the invasion of Ukraine were detained,1,700 in Moscow alone, per the BBC. « The screws are being fully tightened, said a spokeswoman for the monitoring group, per Reuters.
