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Krasnoyarsk Protest Quashed Amid Wartime Restrictions

3/17/2025

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In Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, authorities have quashed a protest against public gathering restrictions, invoking wartime conditions set by President Putin. Regional lawmaker Alexei Boykov fiercely criticized the ban as unconstitutional, highlighting the hypocrisy of officials who still host public events. He is now seeking a legal review of the ban, initially filed by animal rights activists.

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In Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, authorities have quashed a protest against public gathering restrictions, invoking wartime conditions set by President Putin. Regional lawmaker Alexei Boykov fiercely criticized the ban as unconstitutional, highlighting the hypocrisy of officials who still host public events. He is now seeking a legal review of the ban, initially filed by animal rights activists.