strong repression in Moscow during anti-war demonstrations

Most protesters don’t even try to resist, they knew what they were risking. But they continue to proclaim their convictions: “No to war“, “Putin, motherfucker“. “It’s repression, the police take people and take them one by one, it’s a nightmare“, shouts a protester. In the afternoon of March 6 in Moscow, the police squared off and boarded people who had just taken to the streets.

The demonstrators met in the afternoon in more than fifty cities in the Russian country. “Voluntarily stop participating in this unauthorized gathering“, warn the authorities. Never had the repression been so strong. More than 4,000 arrests took place today across Russia. Even outside the demonstrations, all freedom of expression is controlled. Message content is verified. Some prefer to leave for fear of reprisals. This is the case of a French-speaking director who dared to say that she was against the war. She can be stopped at any time and therefore packs her bags. Before arriving at the airport, she also takes care to delete all her social media applications.