The memory of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny (included in the list of terrorists and extremists on the territory of the Russian Federation) was honored by some Russian citizens in Tashkent, Gazeta.uz writes on February 17.
“Flowers were brought to the monument to the victims of repression, to the Russian Embassy, to Rossotrudnichestvo, to the monument to the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko and to Cosmonaut Square”write the post.
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It is clarified that the memory of Navalny (included in the list of terrorists and extremists on the territory of the Russian Federation) is occupied almost mainly by Russian citizens living in the capital.
Law enforcement officers reportedly watched closely what was happening, but did not interfere with the laying of flowers. At the same time, law enforcement officers did not allow lighting candles or standing next to the monument to the victims of political repression.
In Tashkent, law enforcement officers did not prohibit people from walking and laying flowers, but did not allow admirers of Navalny (included in the list of terrorists and extremists of the Russian Federation) to gather in one place, the publication writes. . At the same time, when asked why it was impossible to meet, law enforcement officers recalled the rules for holding meetings and the need to give two weeks’ notice.
Spontaneous monuments to Navalny (included in the list of terrorists and extremists on the territory of the Russian Federation) appeared in Tashkent, in the Shahidlar Khotirasi alley (Memory of the victims of repression), at the monument to the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, at the Russian Embassy, the Rossotrudnichestvo building and on Cosmonaut Square. However, they did not last long and quickly disappeared without a trace. At the same time, utility workers picked up and took away all the flowers, the publication writes.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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