Protests in 5 Regions Over Sacked Communist Candidate
Communists held rallies in five regions to support Nikolai Bondarenko. Members of the Communist Party of Russia (KPRF) in Uхта (Komi Republic) and Balakovo (Saratov Oblast) held individual pickets on August 24 in support of detained communist Nikolai Bondarenko.
Consensus
- Nikolai Bondarenko, a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation from Saratov, was disqualified from running in the State Duma elections.
- Bondarenko was detained on August 21.
- He was fined 1,000 rubles by a court for displaying banned symbols under Article 20.3 of the Russian Administrative Code.
- Protests in support of Bondarenko took place in multiple regions, including Uhta, Balakovo, Saratov, Irkutsk, and Tyumen.
- The protests included solitary pickets and one rally in Tyumen with about 100 participants.
- The disqualification is due to the administrative fine, which prevents him from participating in the elections.
Points of divergence
- The first solitary pickets were held in Uhta and Balakovo on Monday, with additional pickets in Saratov and Irkutsk the day before. — tg_echoonline_news
- The first picket in support of Bondarenko was held in Chuvashia. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Bondarenko was detained by ten police officers for posts made from a third-party account, according to Yuri Afonin, first deputy head of the Central Committee of the CPRF. — tg_echoonline_news
- Bondarenko recently opposed the disqualification of Yabloko and claimed that United Russia spread false information about him. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (2 sources)
- In four cities, pickets against the removal of Saratov communist Nikolai Bondarenko from elections took place — ЭХО / Новости
- Communists in five regions went to rallies in support of Nikolai Bondarenko — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия