RUDN University students were unable to hold a minute of silence

On October 14, 2005, about 20 students of the Moscow Peoples' Friendship University of Russia gathered near the main building of the university to hold a moment of silence in memory of who died in Voronezh. Angeles Hurtado,

The students tried to obtain permission for the action from the university administration, but representatives of the university administration replied that "the action is undesirable . "

Without unfurling the flags of Latin American countries with mourning ribbons on them, the students gathered near the bus stop. A few minutes later, they were approached by unidentified men in civilian clothes and demanded to disperse, and a little later police officers appeared and began to check their documents. The check was accompanied by threats of expulsion from the university.

Sources

• Action in memory of RUDN University students did not take place // Institute "Collective Action". 2005. October 14.