June 28, 2025 at 14:30 on Embassy of Russia (Rua Visconde de Santarém 71, Lisboa) there will be a 🙋 117th Weekly protest

🙋 114th Weekly protest

English language is now illegal. 136 camps for Ukrainian children. Who’s lucky to be born a woman?

You’re watching the news from the weekly rally at the Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Today is June 7, 2:30 PM.

On June 4, the online outlet Fontanka, citing hearings in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, reported that addresses of bomb shelters will soon appear in citizens’ personal accounts on the State Services portal. Sergei Starovoytov, Deputy Director of the Department of Civil Defense and Population Protection at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, said that approximately 155 billion rubles will be needed to repair the shelters. Readers in the comments are wondering whether Putin's bunkers will be listed, and also note that a shelter registration is now being added to residential registration.
www.fontanka.ru/2025/06/04/75547679/

On June 5, The Moscow Times reported that the FSB had designated as an "undesirable" organization the British Council — organizer of the IELTS English exam, often required for studying or working abroad. International lawyer Artem Klyga warns that taking the IELTS exam may now be considered as financing an undesirable organization, carrying a penalty of up to five years in prison.
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/06/05/rossiyan-nachnut-sazhat-vtyurmu-zasdachu-ekzamena-poangliiskomu-ielts-a165407

On the opposite, we’re launching a language club. We’ll practice Portuguese, English, and Russian. If you’re interested in joining live sessions with native speakers, contact us at adrl.pt.

On May 30, UNITED24 Media, citing The Globe and Mail, reported that Lisbon-based technology company Hala Systems — supported by a grant from Global Affairs Canada — identified 136 sites in Russia and occupied Ukraine where Ukrainian children are allegedly being held. According to Ashley Jordana, Hala’s Director of Law, Policy and Human Rights, the children undergo daily military trainings.
united24media.com/latest-news/canada-funded-project-uncovers-136-russian-camps-indoctrinating-abducted-ukrainian-children-8762

On May 23, the Telegram channel SOTAvision, citing Ostrogozhno Novosti, reported that a court fined Bratsk resident Anastasia Sholokhova 35,000 rubles. She was accused of “discrediting the army” in a video where she complained about her home’s dangerous condition, saying: “You’re out there somewhere, conquering lands and protecting someone, but who will protect us?”
t.me/sotavisionmedia/46510?single

On June 12, we’re recording the second round of Absurd Faces videos as part of the marathon in support of political prisoners in Russia, titled “You Are Not Alone.” Write to us at [email protected] if you’d like to participate.
adrl.pt/absurd-faces/en

We are also continuing the online exhibition NET VOYNE in support of a fundraising campaign for hospitals and schools in Ukraine. The campaign is organized by an association similar to us in Spain, having a legally registered nonprofit. All donations go directly to purchasing portable power stations, based on official requests from aid recipients.
adrl.pt/net-voine/en

Rusya Rassvet, author of a collection of anti-war poetry featured in our exhibition, has released a new poem titled “I Was Lucky to Be Born a Woman.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVIujjAnEPc

Her video “Draw Me a Sun, Sister” has already been viewed over 15,000 times and received more than 1,000 likes on our YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/shorts/rgoxbhQpHxc

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