Seven feminist activists arrested for hanging banner off Kremlin reading “Men in power for 200 years. Out with them!”
Source: OVD Info
At least seven people have been detained in Moscow for hanging a banner of the walls of the Kremlin with the inscription “Men in power for 200 years. Out with them!” reported news source OVD-Info on Wednesday.
A video of the protest has been uploaded to Facebook. It depicts two girls holding flares and a banner. According to artist Ekaterina Nenasheva, who posted the video on Facebook, amongst those who have been detained are two protest participants of and a photographer from publication Novaya Gazeta.
The protesters also hanged a banner reading “The National Idea is Feminism” off of the Kremlin’s Corner Arsenal Tower.
The protesters also hung a banner reading “The National Idea is Feminism” off of the Kremlin’s Corner Arsenal Tower.
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The last woman to rule in Russia was Empress Catherine II. Her reign ended in 1796.
March 8 is International Women’s Day.