Petersburg: After the campaign against mobilization, the journalist of Novaya Gazeta was arrested

In St. Petersburg, the court for five days arrested the journalist of Novaya Gazeta Seraphim Romanov, who was detained for rally against mobilization. He was accused under an article on a violation of the procedure for a public action. This was reported by North. Romanov himself.

In St. Petersburg on September 21, as well as in other cities of Russia, protests were held against mobilization, which was announced on the same day by President Vladimir Putin. In St. Petersburg, police officers surrounded people and beat them with batons. Human rights activists called the actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg one of the most tough in the country.

According to the human rights project "OTD-info", about 540 people were detained in St. Petersburg. In total, on September 21, more than 1300 people in 38 cities were detained in unauthorized shares on September 21. At the end of the day, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the number of protests was "extremely insignificant."

According to the OVD-Info, it is currently known about six detainees who received arrests as a punishment for participating in the action against mobilization. Dates - from 10 to 14 days.

• On the morning of September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced mobilization "in connection with the situation in Ukraine." The Russian head said that citizens who are in stock will be called to call for military service. First of all, we are talking about those who were serving in the ranks of the Armed Forces, and also have certain military-study specialties and experience. Shoigu, who spoke after the President of the Russian Federation, said that Russia has a "huge mobilization resource", and noted that "300 thousand reservists would be called up during partial mobilization."