Correspondent in Moscow
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On February 3, Irina* went to the gathering of the wives of mobilized soldiers, a stone's throw from the Kremlin.
Two days later, this young Muscovite received a call from the police asking her to come to the police station.
Ultimately, she escaped criminal prosecution and received a simple warning.
For this time... Present that day, around twenty journalists, Russian and foreign, were arrested on site.
But others also saw police officers arrive at their homes with tablets on which their photos and personal data appeared.
Again to warn them, before a fine, or even prison.
The police were informed by the “snitches” of Center E, the department of the FSB, heir to the KGB, responsible for the fight against opponents.
On the sidelines of any public gathering, we systematically come across those we nickname
“
tramplers
”
, young men, black caps and masks on…
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