Against the background of the full-scale military operation that began this
morning, it is important to show that the Russians do not need this shameful war.Over the past few days, dozens of anti-war protests have been held in variouscities of Russia - mostly in the form of single pickets. And although underRussian law this form of action does not require notification, most of thepicketers who came out were detained. ---- Yesterday, February 23, individualpickets were held with the participation of anarchists in Moscow , Irkutsk , Perm. Anarchist anti-war graffiti appeared in St. Petersburg , and feminists from the8th initiative group held an action in the metro . Actions are already takingplace in Irkutsk and Novosibirsk . Information is being added.Yesterday 13 people with anti-war posters were detained in various places inMoscow, 3 of them - on the Arbat near the monument to Okudzhava. There were alsopicketers with posters about the next anniversary of Stalin's deportation ofChechens and Ingush.Despite the obstacles that the police put in place for the participants in theanti-war actions, the Moscow anarchists managed to distribute anti-war leafletsin the center of Moscow.The detainees at the monument to Okudzhava were kept in the Arbat police stationfor more than 5 hours. According to the practice already established in theMoscow police departments, a lawyer from OVD-Info was not allowed in for morethan an hour and a half. In the administrative protocols, under Article 20.2,part 5, the detainees were accused of holding a mass rally without notifying theauthorities and shouting slogans, although the picketers stood alone and did notchant anything. But this is also an established practice in Russia. Well, itshould be noted that the authorities of Moscow and most Russian cities back inthe "pre-Covid" times did not coordinate the vast majority of announced publicactions. And the "covid" restrictions gave a convenient excuse for notcoordinating anything at all, except for official events.Among those detained at the Arbat police station, in addition to participants inanti-war actions, there were several friendly campaigners who were brought in for"drinking alcoholic beverages in the wrong place," and two musicians from theArbat. When they found out about the detention for anti-war pickets, none of them"woke up" patriotism and love for Putin. Even former professional soldiers whowent through Afghanistan condemned the escalation of military hysteria and saidthat for Russia it could only end with the arrival of coffins from the combat zone.By the way, police officers also did not say anything to the detained picketersabout their protest against the war with Ukraine - apparently, its imminentprospect did not evoke any patriotic feelings in them either.Today, after the start of the war, dozens of Russians have already taken to theanti-war pickets - and detentions continue. The petition against the war withUkraine gained more than 100,000 votes in three hours. Students, graduatestudents and teachers are preparing an open anti-war appeal .In social networks, they call on all those protesting against the attack onUkraine to go to the central squares of their cities at 19.00. In Moscow, anaction is planned on Pushkinskaya Square, the OMON and the National Guard aregathering in the center of the capital.https://avtonom.org/news/rossiyskie-anarhisty-protiv-voyny-putinskogo-rezhima-s-ukrainoy_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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