INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
detained by police for more than three hours.But there has been a marked rise in the number of incidents in which mothers have been arrested
The police have been detaining people more often
against the invasion of Ukraine, 44% of whom were women, according to OVD-Info, a Russian human rights organization that specializes in
since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to OVD-Info
before she was detained by police.Courtesy photoIn one case, Yelena, a single mother from St
Petersburg, was arrested for 16 days after attending an anti-war rally
Her 10-year-old son had to stay with his aunt, she later told independent media outlet Glasnaya on the condition that her surname not be
rapidly since the beginning of the war, the number of such cases had been growing even before the fighting started, according to media
city of Ufa in the republic of Bashkortostan, was arrested twice last year ahead of anti-Kremlin protests and obliged both times to spend a
over the invasion of Ukraine means there are fewer options than ever for Russians seeking to appeal against a rights violation, particularly
