Ros media: Russians persecute children who spoke out against the war
It is no secret that the Russian authorities persecute their own citizens for speaking out against war. At the same time, they do not even spare their children. Forcing them to apologise publicly, endure humiliation, and now they can even take them away from their parents.
The other day, Russian media reported that a 13-year-old schoolgirl from the Tula region was sent to an asylum for drawing an anti-war picture. Her father was placed under house arrest.
As it became known, the story has been unfolding since April 2022. masha Moskaleva, 13, drew a picture of a family under rocket fire in her art class. And signed the drawing "No to war and glory to Ukraine". Afterwards, the schoolgirl spent the night in the rehabilitation centre for minors. There, the FSB spoke to her and strongly advised her to "join some youth team in support of the Russian military".
The girl's father, Alexey Moskalev, was accused of improper upbringing and eventually fined for a comment on Odnoklassniki.
But the story did not end there. In December, the Moskalevs were searched. Alexei was taken away for interrogation, where they banged his head against the wall and on the floor. A criminal case was opened - over an anti-war post on the same Odnoklassniki site. The girl ended up in an orphanage.
As is evident, neither signing petitions nor publicizing the situation in the media has changed.
Having studied the situation, we found out that Masha's story is not the only one - teenagers in Russia have been persecuted before. But before that, it has only ended in threats and administrative proceedings.
One of the most high-profile cases was that of Varya Zholiker, a fifth-grader in Moscow. She did not attend "conversations about important things" at school and put a pro-Ukrainian avatar (an image of "Saint Javelin") on her messenger. The family was facing a conversation with the police and a trial.
The Russian authorities dealt more harshly with a 16-year-old from the Vladimir region. Although Andrei was subsequently released at the police station, he was not treated with any restraint.
You think because you're underage no one will give you a [bleep]? - the schoolboy was heard at the police station.
According to the media, he went to rallies and made no secret of his opposition sentiments.
In all, there have been seven known cases in which a juvenile in Russia was "individually interviewed. After some, the children were forced to publicly apologise for their actions. Such as the 17-year-old graduate from Dagestan.
The girl is hiding her name, as she has suffered enough bullying from those around her. At the graduation, instead of reciting a poem, she shouted into the microphone: "No to the war! Freedom to Ukraine! Putin is a devil!".
Immediately people came at her with insults. And after a while she was taken to the police, after which they made her, according to a prepared text, apologise on video.
In the case of all the teenagers mentioned, the police came at the behest of acquaintances or school staff.