RUSIA: no a la guerra.El pueblo ruso es también víctima de una gobierno autoritario

 

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A Mighty Girl 

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Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Russia’s state-run Channel One television station, burst onto the set of the live nightly news broadcast tonight shouting “Stop the war. No to war." She held a sign reading: “Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” It was signed in English: “Russians against the war”. Through a Russian human rights group, OVD-Info, she also released a pre-recorded video statement in which she stated:

"What is happening in Ukraine is a crime. And Russia is the aggressor here. And responsibility for this aggression rests on the conscience of a single man: Vladimir Putin. My father is Ukrainian. My mother is Russian. And they’ve never been enemies. And this necklace I’m wearing is a symbol of that fact that Russia must immediately end this fratricidal war. And our fraternal peoples will still be able to make peace. Unfortunately, I’ve spent many of the last few years working for Channel One, doing Kremlin propaganda, and I’m deeply ashamed of this. Ashamed that I allowed lies to come from the TV screen. Ashamed that I allowed the zombification of Russian people. We were silent in 2014 when all this had just started."

She went on to urge her fellow Russians to join anti-war protests, asserting: "We just silently watched this anti-human regime at work. And now the whole world has turned its back on us. And the next 10 generations won’t wash away the stain of this fratricidal war. We Russians are thinking and intelligent people. It’s in our power alone to stop all this madness. Go protest. Don’t be afraid of anything. They can’t lock us all away."

According to OVD-Info, Marina was arrested shortly after her protest. Under newly passed media suppression laws in Russia, she could face significant prison time; violators of the new law criminalizing the spread of what the government deems to be "false information" about the military face possible sentences of up to 15 years. As a result of these repressive new laws, multiple Russian independent media outlets were forced to shut down and numerous journalists have fled the country. The crackdown on the media corresponds with a similar crackdown on public protest; nearly 15,000 Russians have been detained for protesting the war, including for such acts as simply holding a blank sign in public.

** UPDATE 3/15/22: After a 14-hour interrogation by the police, during which she was denied legal representation, Marina Ovsyannikova was issued a fine for 30,000 rubles (about $287) for the video statement she released. While she has been released from custody at present, Russian state media reported today that the Russian Investigative Committee has now opened an investigation around possible violations of Russia's new "false information" law which carries a possible sentence of up to 15 years in prison. Moreover, Krelim spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters today that Marina had committed “hooliganism,” a charge that can carry up to eight years of prison time itself.

To help support OVD-Info, the Russian human rights group which is providing legal assistance to anti-war protestors including Marina Ovsyannikova, you can donate to the group via Global Giving at https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ovd-info/ -- or visit ОВД-Инфо's website at https://ovdinfo.org/ **

For books for young readers about girls who bravely stood up against dictators, we highly recommend "Words on Fire" for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/words-on-fire), "We Will Not Be Silent" for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/we-will-not-be-silent), and "Resistance" for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/resistance)

For older readers, we recommend "White Rose" for ages 13 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/white-rose), "In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer" (https://www.amightygirl.com/in-my-hands), and "In the Time of the Butterflies" for ages 15 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/in-the-time-of-the-butterflies)

For two excellent books about past Russian invasions told through the experience of teen girls, we highly recommend "The Endless Steppe" for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-endless-steppe) and "Between Shades of Gray" for ages 13 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/between-shades-of-gray)

To inspire children and teens with the true stories of girls and women who dared to fight for change throughout history, check out our blog post, "Dissent Is Patriotic: 50 Books About Women Who Fought for Change," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=14364

And more books for tweens and teens about girls living under real-life authoritarian regimes throughout history, visit our blog post "The Fragility of Freedom: Mighty Girl Books About Life Under Authoritarianism" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=32426