Protests against conscription resume in Caucasus republics
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – MONDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2022, 17:44
People of Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkariya regions of Russia resumed protesting against the ongoing military call-up in Russia.
Source: Kavkaz.Realiyi [a branch of Radio Liberty news agency]
Details: Hundreds of people in Makhachkala and Khasavyurt [both cities are located in Dagestan, Russia] protested against the conscription of men for the war with Ukraine. The biggest protest occurred in Makhachkala: several hundred people took part in it.
There are also reports that there was a mass fight between protesters and the police. Several dozens of protesters were detained.
An estimated 100 people took part in the protest in Khasavyurt. Tough detentions occurred there as well.
Another rally has also started in Nalchik (the capital of Kabardino-Balkariya). Local officials went to talk to the protesters. However, they refused to answer the question of how many people will be mobilised from the republic.
Background:
On 25 September, protests with mass arrests and fighting took place in Makhachkala.
On the same day, anti-conscription protesters blocked the Khasavyurt – Makhachkala motorway near the village of Endirey; the police fired into the air in an attempt to disperse those opposing the call-up.
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