Ukraine war: Protests in Russian Dagestan region against new draft

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Source: BBC

Ukraine war: Protests in Russian Dagestan region against new draft

By Matt Murphy
BBC News

25 September 2022

Demonstrators in Russia's Dagestan region have clashed with police, in the latest protests to break out against Moscow's new "partial mobilisation".

Footage posted to social media showed locals tussling with officers in the regional capital of Makhachkala.

And the OVD-Info group, an independent Russian human rights monitor, said it was concerned by reports of "very tough detentions" occurring in the region.

Dagestan is a mainly Muslim region of Russia once noted for intense violence.

While large protests have taken place in major cities across Russia in recent days - with more than 700 people being arrested on Saturday alone - the images of Dagestani demonstrators fighting with police marks a rare outbreak of violence against authorities.

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[cilla4progress]

1. I feel for

these protestors!

[BeyondGeography]

2. Putin preys on the provinces

These people have already given more than their fair share. It’s the no fucks left to give stage.