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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62969778 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62969778 > Being an anti-war activist in Russia is dangerous. Rights group
by tetromino_ 4y ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62969778 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62969778
> Being an anti-war activist in Russia is dangerous. Rights groups say there have been more than 16,000 detentions across the country for anti-war actions.
That's 16000 as of last September, by the way. Thousands more since.
- nordsieck 4y agoLook - I'm sure that there's lots of Russians who are against the war and are just afraid to speak out. But you can go on Youtube and find people doing interviews in Russia. It's pretty clear to me that the war continues to have substantial popular support among Russians. Is it a majority? Who knows. But it's not difficult to find people who are strong supporters.
- trololo01001 4y agoThat's laughable numbers. After the genocidal pictures from Bucha, destroyed Mariupol, 16 russian civilians dead in russia when their fighter fell on top of the buildings you'd think more people should be against. Sadly, russian society is sick and most of them want to destroy Ukraine. The only way they understand is brute force.
- k_bx 4y agoPlease read my message again: I'm talking about anti-war protests *outside* Russia, which are safe and should (in normal societies) produce many more attendees.