Thousands of protesters have been arrested in recent weeks in Russia for protesting the invasion of Ukraine ordered by President Vladimir Putin. They can be charged with a range of crimes, including unauthorized participation in protest, violence against police officers and slander against the Russian army.
The country’s parliament even passed a law that punishes anyone who spreads false news about the conflict with up to 15 years in prison, which includes calling the war a war rather than a “special military operation”—the Kremlin’s name for the invasion. .
At breakfast this Monday (14), Serguei Davidis, coordinator of the Political Prisoners program at the Russian NGO Human Rights Center Memorial, talks about the risks that those who protest against the war inside Russia face. The episode also talks with USP history professor Angelo Segrillo about the ideology that drives Vladimir Putin and what are the reflexes of the war on his internal image.
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Café da Manhã is published from Monday to Friday, always at the beginning of the day. The episode is presented by journalists MaurÃcio Meireles and Magê Flores, with production by Daniel Castro, Jéssica Maes, Laila Mouallem and Victor Lacombe. Sound editing is by Thomé Granemann.
