Russian citizens have planned to protest outside the Russian consulate in Reykjavík, according to a statement from the organizers to the media.
The planned protest will take place on Saturday 6 February. Russian citizens will protest against human rights abuses committed by the Russian government.
The protests have been heated recently imprisonment of Alexei Navalnybut this is not the only reason. Russian journalists have been arrested for criticizing Vladimir Putin, and Russian police have brutally shut down peaceful protests across Russia.
Protested peacefully for justice.
Andrei Menshenin, the coordinator of the protests in Reykjavík, explained in detail in the announcement why Russia is taking action in Reykjavík.
“Our protest in Reykjavík is part of an international protest movement of worried and disappointed Russian citizens around the world, which began in early 2021.
The same weekend protests take place in Prague, Brno, Warsaw, Paris, Dresden, Barcelona, Brussels, New York, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Krakow, Seoul, Ottawa, Boston, Sacramento (USA), San Francisco, Seattle, Milan, Munich, Miami , Alicante (Spain), Freiburg (Germany), Madrid and Oslo. “
The demands of the people.
All these planned protests have the same agenda. Protesters demand the immediate release of Alexei Navalny and other political prisoners / journalists. Another demand is for an investigation into police violations during the protests in Russia.
Andrei Menshenin went into detail on how European authorities need to impose sanctions on Russia for the crimes it has committed.
“We call on the European authorities to take into account the new circumstances that violate human rights and freedom of speech in Russia and move from attempts to reach an agreement with Vladimir Putin to effective coercive measures.”
Representatives of Russia’s worldwide have prepared the “Five Steps” memorandum, which they want the European authorities to adopt. Such actions include personal sanctions against Putin, the freezing of financial transactions with Russia and expropriation.
Source: The Nordic Page