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The images of protests that have been shaking Bashkiria in recent days, an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation that extends between the Volga and the Urals. The protests began on January 17, when activist Fayil Aslynov was sentenced to four years in prison for “inciting ethnic hatred” against migrant workers. This is the same person who four years ago led the campaign to stop mining activities on a hill that the local population considers sacred. The first protests broke out in Baymak, the town where the trial took place, and then spread to the capital Ufa, with hundreds of people in the streets despite warnings from the police and several arrests.
January 20, 2024 – Updated January 20, 2024, 9.45pm
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