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Young woman holding Ukrainian flag arrested on Moscow's Red Square

4 September, 2023 Monday
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On Monday, September 4, Russian authorities apprehended an activist who was peacefully demonstrating with a Ukrainian flag on Red Square in Moscow

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This incident was reported by the human rights organization OVD-info.

The detained woman is named Alyona Kozhevnikova, and she promptly informed human rights activists about her arrest. A lawyer was sent to assist her.

She was taken to a local police station in the Kitay-Gorod district and subsequently released. The authorities filed charges related to "discrediting the Russian army" and violating regulations for public events.

  • On Wednesday, August 16, the "I Want to Live" project introduced an assistance program for Russians whose relatives or loved ones faced repression by the Putin regime due to their anti-war stance or support for Ukraine.

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