In Photos: Russians Hold Pickets, Lay Flowers for Political Prisoners Past and Present
Russians across the country staged demonstrations and laid flowers on Monday in remembrance of political prisoners past and present.
The actions marked the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, which has been held in Russia every year on Oct. 30 since 1991.
While the holiday is dedicated to those who faced political repression in the Soviet Union, it has taken on renewed resonance in 2023, when many opposition figures are in prison and the country's leading rights groups have been shut down.
Here are photos from Monday's events across the country:
The actions marked the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions, which has been held in Russia every year on Oct. 30 since 1991.
While the holiday is dedicated to those who faced political repression in the Soviet Union, it has taken on renewed resonance in 2023, when many opposition figures are in prison and the country's leading rights groups have been shut down.
Here are photos from Monday's events across the country:
Novosibirsk
"The goal of repression is repression. The goal of torture is torture. We remember, we won't let it happen again."
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Novosibirsk
Protesters in Novosibirsk.
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Novosibirsk
"We are the ice under the major's feet."
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Novosibirsk
"God created man in his image and likeness: free and striving for justice."
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Novosibirsk
"I could not read halfway down the list."
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Laying flowers at the monument to victims of political repressions in Perm.
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Laying flowers at the memorial to victims of political repressions in Perm.
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Flowers at the memorial to victims of political repressions in Ivanovo.
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A small gathering in Chita.
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A gathering at the memorial to victims of political repressions in Irkutsk.
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A woman lays flowers at the Solovetsky Stone in St. Petersburg.
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Women stand at the Solovetsky Stone in St. Petersburg.
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A woman lays flowers at the Solovetsky Stone in St. Petersburg.
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Russian National Guard officers stand by near the memorial in St. Petersburg.
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A small gathering at the Solovetsky Stone on Lubyanka Square in central Moscow.
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