Russian referendum: divided and hampered, opposition struggles to be heard

At the headquarters of the "Niet" campaign calling for a vote against the constitutional reform in Moscow, there was excitement this Sunday, June 28. Members of the coalition, comprising the "Open Russia" movement and several opposition figures, including Moscow city councilors and human rights activists, were warned that a police search was underway. To avoid the seizure of campaign material, they are ten to activate. In the backyard, at the bottom of the opulent building on Petrovka Street, in the very center of the capital, three young activists load leaflets, prospectuses and posters in the trunk of a car.

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If the police who came to surround the building eventually leave without a search, the committee coordinator Tatiana Ousmanova is not surprised by this new episode. "From the start of our campaign in early 2020, the government did everything to hinder our actions, not only by banning meetings,

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