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Detentions, trials and pressure over anti-war statements and criticism of the war in Ukraine

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On 17 May 2024, Alexander Zumorin was detained outside the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow while holding a sign reading: “No to war.” / Photo provided by the detainee’s wife

People in Russia are protesting against the war in Ukraine at public rallies and voicing their criticism of the full-scale invasion on social media. The authorities are responding to these sentiments with detentions, arrests and fines. In this chronicle, OVD-Info reports on cases of administrative and extrajudicial persecution.

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12.01.2025

21:40

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09.01.2025

15:32

On 24 November, the Leninsky District Court of Cheboksary fined Anatoly Popov 30,000 roubles (approx. US$330) under the law on “discrediting” the Russian army (part 1, article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) for holding a solo anti-war picket. The court’s decision was noted by Mediazona.

He stood outside the “Dom Mod” shopping centre with a poster that read: “No to war!!! Not War.” It is not known when the protest took place.

Speaking in court, Popov explained that he was “not against the special operation. It’s just his worldview—war is always bad. He was calling for peace. His actions were due to the fact that he was in a state of intoxication.”