Activists Targeted, Children Abused in Presidential-Graded Camp
Russian authorities are reportedly targeting activists who defended farmers whose livestock was destroyed without documentation, while a children's patriotic camp with a presidential grant is accused of physical abuse and intimidation of minors.
Consensus
- Larisa Mikhailova, a 58-year-old activist from Novosibirsk, is being targeted by authorities.
- The formal pretext for her persecution may have been a deleted post in 'Odnoklassniki' with altered lyrics of 'The Internationale'.
- Her friends believe she is being punished for defending farmers whose livestock was destroyed without documentation.
- Several activists helped farmers file complaints and lawsuits, though many have abandoned efforts to restore their farms.
- The children's patriotic camp 'Bogatyrskaya Zastava' received a presidential grant.
- Children at the camp were physically abused, including being thrown and subjected to violent 'games'.
- One child, an 11-year-old boy, suffered a compression fracture of the spine after being thrown by a commander.
- Another child's mother reported a four-vertebrae fracture but fears reporting due to potential accusations of 'discrediting the army'.
- Parents were misled by the camp's presidential grant status, believing it ensured safety and legitimacy.
- The camp is run by Elena and Ilya Chernogorovs, with Ilya also serving as coordinator of the Omsk branch of 'Russian Community'.
- The abuse included 'breaking plywood' as a game, with older children attacking younger ones.
- Those who complain are threatened with being forced to swallow liquid soap.
Coverage (2 sources)
- Hello! This is Realii.Weekly — Сибирь.Реалии
- Hello! This is Realii.Weekly — Север.Реалии
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