The largest Protest in Serbia. Arrest of a Türkiye Presidential Candidate. Dissident Skobov's Speech.

The largest Protest in Serbia. Arrest of a Türkiye Presidential Candidate. Dissident Skobov's Speech.

You are watching the news from the weekly rally outside the Russian embassy in Lisbon. Today is March 22, 2:30 PM.

The largest protest in Serbia's history took place on March 15. This is a continuation of the anti-corruption demonstrations that began after 15 people died when the canopy of the railway station opened by Vučić in 2022 collapsed. According to the BBC, citing an independent observer, the protest drew 325,000 people, or 5% of Serbia's population.
www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g8v32q30o

On March 18, The Associated Press reported that Istanbul University revoked the diploma of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, citing alleged violations during his 1990 transfer from a private university. In Türkiye, a degree is required to run for president.
apnews.com/article/turkey-istanbul-mayor-imamoglu-diploma-4d803f6e75bbfff32f6b7afe7d6e286b

On March 21, Deutsche Welle reported that Turkish authorities had banned protests against the mayor's detention. He was detained ahead of his announcement as an opposition candidate in the presidential election.
www.dw.com/ru/v-gorodah-turcii-vvodat-zapret-na-mitingi-protiv-zaderzania-mera-stambula/a-71996606

On March 21, publicist and dissident Alexander Skobov, who was persecuted by the Soviet regime decades ago, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for social media posts. In his final statement, he called on Europe not to legitimate annexations and reminded them the Europe's current system. And he ended his speech like this: "Here I accuse, I accuse the Putin ruling clique, stinking of corpses, of preparing, unleashing and waging an aggressive war, of war crimes in Ukraine, of political terror in Russia, of corrupting my people." The full text of the speech is provided by his friends in the Telegram channel "Skobov in Prison."
t.me/alexander_skobov/137

On March 20, poet, screenwriter and actor Vadim Zhuk died after being removed from hosting the animation festival on orders from above. The online outlet Kasparov.ru quoted his April 29, 2021 poem:

There's a portrait on the wall.

Is it Stalin in some pall?

There's no doubt that it is him!

The pleasant ringing of the hymn,

And a mustache, and boots.

And the enemies' hoots.

Stalin understands the threats,

That's why clutches in his hands

A pistol that's very black,

For the enemies' attack.

Pits are everywhere around,

Moms and dads are under ground,

In the pit grandma, grandpa,

Many others others with the raws.

There's a portrait on the wall,

Slightly squinting at you all.
www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=67DC6338B5759

Grigory Melkonyants, co-chairman of the Golos movement for the voters' rights, is in pretrial detention for a year and a half. He is accused of organizing the activities of an undesirable organization. The movement continues raising funds for his legal defence.
www.facebook.com/golos.org/posts/pfbid02wUYTEf2wW27USo2NTEQ1K4UGsVPGe6SQXHxZ8cqChuWb5YwpMBRH75ofYpWycGh3l

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