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
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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OVD-Info. (January 30, 2020). Number of politically motivated detentions at public events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198399/detentions-at-public-events-moscow-st-petersburg/
OVD-Info. "Number of politically motivated detentions at public events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg from 2013 to 2019." Chart. January 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198399/detentions-at-public-events-moscow-st-petersburg/
OVD-Info. (2020). Number of politically motivated detentions at public events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg from 2013 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198399/detentions-at-public-events-moscow-st-petersburg/
OVD-Info. "Number of Politically Motivated Detentions at Public Events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg from 2013 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198399/detentions-at-public-events-moscow-st-petersburg/
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Number of politically motivated detentions at public events in Moscow and Saint Petersburg from 2013 to 2019 [Graph], OVD-Info, January 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198399/detentions-at-public-events-moscow-st-petersburg/
