The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
September 22, 2022

Nearly 1,400 Arrested as Antiwar Protests Erupt Across Russia
-------------------------------------------------------------

In Russia, protests erupted in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and at least
three dozen other cities Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin
announced plans to mobilize 300,000 additional troops to fight in
Ukraine.
bq. Protesters: "Nyet voinye! Nyet voinye! Nyet voinye!"
In Moscow, demonstrators chanting "Nyet voinye!" or "No to war!" were
met by officers in riot gear, who dragged them into police buses. A
Russian human rights monitor says similar scenes played out across 38
Russian cities as police arrested nearly 1,400 people Wednesday.


.