Marathon "You are not the only" collected more than 25 million rubles

During yesterday’s online marathon in support of political prisoners and all victims in Russia, more than 25 million rubles were raised due to their anti-war and civil positions.

This money will go to families of political prisoners - to pay lawyers, food, drugs and trips to dates - and to human rights organizations.

The action was organized by a number of Russian independent media and bloggers, projects of the Corruption Fund and Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

The widow of the opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Julia Navalny, called on to participate in the action, called on to participate in the action. "There will be a single broadcast and harvesting for those who have been undergoing political repression in Russia. Be sure to join!" - She turned to subscribers in social networks.

On June 12, from 9 in the morning rain, mediazone, jellyfish, support service, FBK and others conduct a marathon in support of political prisoners. There will be a single broadcast and collecting donations for those who have been subjected to political repressions in Russia. Be sure to join! https://t.co/1eft040gz7

- Yulia navalnaya (@yulia_navalnaya) June 11, 2024

The broadcast of the marathon, called "You are not one", for 12 hours, in particular the Rain TV channel and the Navalny Live channel. Medusa, Mediazona, OTD-info, New Gazeta Europe, Support Service, Kholod, Maxim Katz, The Insider, Popular Politics and others participated in the action.

During the marathon, journalists and public figures talked about people who are persecuted by the Russian authorities.

Donations could only be made from foreign cards, as well as cryptocurrency. The organizers of the marathon closed the opportunity to send money from Russian cards for security reasons.

Also, all profit from the concert of the memory of Alexei Navalny, held on June 4, on his birthday, in Berlin, will be sent to the aid of the political prisoners. According to Julia Navalny, this is 2.5 million rubles. The concert was "Aigel", "Caste", "Porn films" and Noise MS.

The marathon was held for the second time. During the first such action on June 12 last year, more than 30 million rubles were collected to support political prisoners.

• Since the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 900 people in Russia, according to the OVD-Info, have been prosecuted because of their anti-war views or actions. It is primarily about articles about the so -called fakes about the army and its discredit, as well as the justification of terrorism and other similar articles.