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.
