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Altai activist Aruna Arna was arrested for two days.

Today, several activists in the Altai Republic were searched, including the home of well-known human rights defender Aruna Anra. Law enforcement also visited her mother, who said she was simply taken in for questioning and then released. 

Activists, along with Aruna Arna, fought against municipal reform. How сообщил Her husband, Aruna, was arrested for two days. Earlier, Aruna's mother опубликовала appeal regarding the search and detention of an activist.

News of Gorny Altai пишетThe Investigative Committee has released a statement that journalists believe refers specifically to Aruna Arna. A criminal case has been opened against the activist for "public calls for terrorism." According to the Investigative Committee, she posted "calls to commit terrorist crimes" in her videos on her channel. Previously, following a lawsuit against municipal reform, Arna was added to the Rosfinmonitoring agency's list of terrorists and extremists. 

Aruna Arna is a supporter of Svetlana Lada-Rus, the leader of the Volya party, which is banned in Russia. Her supporters have also been subject to searches in other regions: in September alone, security forces visited seven houses. activists in Kamchatka, five activists in Bashkortostan. In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, two women sent She was sent to prison for her participation in the Lada-Rus party. A criminal case was opened against Natalia Lazaricheva in Ufa, and against Vasily Vershinina in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Vershinina's allies are planning to hold protests in her support and collect signatures. 

Video: TG channels “Aruna Arna. People's Leader of Altai"