A picket for the right to picket and a closed "rally" at the House of Culture

🔸About 30 people are currently participating in a protest against the almost complete ban on rallies and marches in the Novosibirsk region. Governor Andrei Travnikov introduced such a bill to the regional parliament. The rallies are proposed. ban at the main sites of Novosibirsk, Berdsk and other regional centers.

The picket in Narymsky Square was approved by Svetlana Kaverzina, an independent city council member. The protesters are holding holding posters with the slogans “Hands off the right to peaceful rallies,” “Freedom of assembly is the foundation of democracy,” and “Travnikov is afraid of his voters.”

🔸Also in Novosibirsk now passes A gathering of relatives of those mobilized, who were given permission to hold a closed meeting at the House of Culture instead of a rally. About 30 people also attended.

The police gave permission skip Only journalists from the Novosibirsk television channel OTS and the program "Vesti" were allowed to attend the meeting. Other media outlets were turned away due to "lack of accreditation." Most of the relatives were reluctant to speak with journalists—as reported by the publication "Kuryer.Sreda," they were all "intimidated."

Source: Siberian Express, Red Turn, Courier.sreda