Anti-war Protester Interrupts Russian News Broadcast

[durt]

Anti-war protester interrupts Russian news broadcast.



An employee on Russia’s state Channel One television has interrupted the channel’s main news programme with an extraordinary anti-war protest.

[v1r]

Contributed the video for people who can't use youtube.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by v1r

Contributed the video for people who can't use youtube.

What is youtube?

[v1r]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

What is youtube?

A dark and mysterious place that hates non-americans.

[William May]

I heard she was arrested, and had to pay a fine of $270 (in rubles, so probably about 39 cents) and she had to spend a night in jail.
So she is free again now.

Unlike Arlo Gurthrie, she did NOT have to pick up the garbage, and also did not get a Thanksgiving dinner that could not be beat. Also, she did not have to sit on the "Group W bench"

[icehole]

Originally Posted by William May

I heard she was arrested, and had to pay a fine of $270 (in rubles, so probably about 39 cents) and she had to spend a night in jail.
So she is free again now.

Unlike Arlo Gurthrie, she did NOT have to pick up the garbage, and also did not get a Thanksgiving dinner that could not be beat. Also, she did not have to sit on the "Group W bench"

imagine if this happened in North Korea, she won't see the sun anymore
but again North Korea won't start a war they can't win

[durt]

Originally Posted by icehole

imagine if this happened in North Korea, she won't see the sun anymore
but again North Korea won't start a war they can't win

Russia, just as bad.

She is a brave woman!!

[durt]

Originally Posted by v1r

Contributed the video for people who can't use youtube.

Thanks v1r.

[v1r]

Contribution to the thread by v1r:

video_2022-03-14_21-51-39.mp4

[kellyhound]

Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at state-controlled Channel 1, was detained after she ran on to the set on Monday holding a sign saying "no war".

She said she had been questioned for 14 hours and not slept for two days, and was not given access to legal help.

The 30,000 rouble (£214; $280) fine relates to her video message.

She had pleaded not guilty to the charge of organising an unauthorised public event.

In the video, she called on the Russian people to protest against the war, saying only they have the power to "stop all this madness".

"Don't be afraid of anything. They can't imprison us all," she said.

It is not clear if she will face separate charges relating to her protest on live TV, and there had been fears she would be prosecuted under a more serious, new criminal law that bans calling Russia's military action in Ukraine an "invasion" or spreading "fake news" about the conflict.

After the court hearing Ms Ovsyannikova told reporters that she needed to rest after two days without sleep.

"The interrogation lasted for more than 14 hours, I wasn't allowed to get in touch with my family or friends, I was denied access to a lawyer," she said.

She also stressed that she came up with the idea of the protest alone.

"It was my anti-war decision. I made this decision by myself because I don't like Russia starting this invasion. It was really terrible," she said in English as she left the courthouse.

Lawyers were unable to locate Ms Ovsyannikova for several hours after she was detained on Monday evening.

Her whereabouts were unknown until an image circulated on Russian media which showed her in court with lawyer Anton Gashinsky.