Colorphobia. Authorities continue to crack down on spontaneous memorials to Navalny, and people continue to bring him flowers.
According to OVD-info, over the past two days arrested more than a hundred people from 21 cities.
Among those detained for laying flowers at monuments to victims of political repression today is a resident Surgut Andrey Stepshin, a resident of the Moscow region Domodedovo Ekaterina Shvaleva и Natalia ShlyapuginaSome of those detained on March 1 were remanded in custody today by court order. Among them is a former FBK cameraman. Pavel ZelenskyWhich got 15 days for petty hooliganism and disobedience to police.
Some of those detained at yesterday's farewell ceremony reported being beaten. According to Alexandra Mosenkova, it's twice hit in the solar plexus for not quickly showing his phone. He was also fined 50 rubles for discrediting the army (the reason was a badge in the shape of the Ukrainian flag with the words "No to war"). Another detainee рассказалthat the police hit him in the stomach.
In Moscow and the regions, unknown individuals are clearing out makeshift memorials in memory of the deceased politician. Kirov a monument to the victims of political repression even failed snow. But people still continue to bring flowers and restore destroyed memorials. Also running The "Candle of Memory" campaign, which cannot be "cleaned up," is being held. Organizers are inviting people to light candles in their windows every evening at 20:24 PM until Election Day on March 17th and share photos.
People continued to come to the Borisovskoye Cemetery today. Moscowto say goodbye to Alexei Navalny. There are so many flowers on his grave that the cross with his portrait is no longer visible.
Eve like counted Activists of the "White Counter" project, 13 thousand people came to the farewell, and that's at least (the activists simply didn't have time to count everyone). Also сообщаетсяOn the day of Navalny's funeral, passenger traffic at nearby metro stations increased by 30 people.
Photo 1: Navalny's grave at Borisovskoye Cemetery, Siren; 2: A snow-covered monument in Kirov, We Are Vyatka; 3: The Candle of Remembrance event, Lines of Hope