Political detentions at events Moscow St Petersburg

Over 3.6 thousand people were reported to be detained at public events due to political motives in Moscow in 2019. That was the highest number of detentions at street protests, public lectures, and other events in the Russian capital over the observed period.

Number of politically motivated detentions at public events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg from 2013 to 2019

Characteristic	Moscow	Saint Petersburg
2019	3,637	397
2018	1,472	993
2017	3,462	1,159
2016	575	113
2015	766	55
2014	2,368	267
2013	1,838	432

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Release date

January 2020

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Russia

Survey time period

2013 to 2019

Supplementary notes

According to the source, public events included street protests, public lectures, festivals, performances, and concerts, even when they are held outside, as well as political agitation, e.g. distributing flyers on the street or sticking posters in the subway.

The source specified that the politics was determined in a broad sense, e.g. a person was detained at a political event dedicated to ecology, sexual minorities' rights, infill construction or social demands, or a political activist was detained while agitating or only famous with their political or social activity. Detentions within criminal or administrative cases were not considered, even when they were related to an activist's political activity.

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