"Apology of protest": the number of arrests for rallies increased 2.5 times
As the project “Apology of protest” is informed without indicating the source of information, in 2018, 3412 people were involved in the article on violation of the rules of organization or participation in rallies. 13 percent of them - 448 people - were arrested. Compared to 2017, according to human rights activists, the number of administrative arrests in Russia increased 2.5 times. Another 243 people received compulsory work, and 2718 people - administrative fines.