More Than 2,000 People Detained Across Russia

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  • More than 2,000 people detained during protests in Russia, says human rights group.
  • When Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, was asked on Saturday why so many Russians were leaving the country, he pointed to the right of freedom of movement.

A recent news article published in the Guardian states that Russia-Ukraine war live: 2,000 detained during protests in Russia; Putin allies concerned over mobilisation ‘excesses’.

President Vladimir Putin’s partial military mobilisation

More than 2,000 people in total have been detained across Russia for protesting against President Vladimir Putin’s partial military mobilisation, including 798 people detained in 33 towns on Saturday, according to independent monitoring group OVD-Info.

Reuters reports that frustrations even spread to pro-Kremlin media, with one editor at the state-run RT news channel saying problems such as call-up papers being sent to the wrong men were “infuriating people”.

Why so many Russians are leaving the country?

When Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, was asked on Saturday why so many Russians were leaving the country, he pointed to the right of freedom of movement.

Protests against the mobilisation order to recruit more people for Russia’s army appear to be continuing in the Russian republic of Dagestan, with videos showing standoffs between police and the public.

Video footage posted on social media shows the police arresting demonstrators. The order will see thousands more Russians drafted to be part of the war effort in Ukraine. On Thursday a video showed people angrily confronting an official at a recruitment centre.

Dagestan’s capital, Makhachkala, appears to be at the centre of the protests, with some roads blocked. The area borders Azerbaijan and Georgia to the south.

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Source: The Guardian