Protests and Police Raids

In this episode Gavin Esler explores the theft of democracy itself in Russia. President Putin holds elections regularly, but for what reason, considering that his ruling party always wins? In recent years, youngsters have taken to the streets to demonstrate their disapproval of their lack of rights. Most famously, Olga Misik was arrested by Russian riot police for reading the section of the Russian constitution that states she is allowed to take part in peaceful protest. Gavin Esler discovers what the current feeling is amongst Russians living under an authoritarian regime where speaking out against Putin can lead to a police raid on your home.

You can listen to Protests and Police Raids online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Protests and Police Raids is an episode from The Big Steal by Fresh Air Production.

This episode is 47:56 long.

This episode was published on Nov 2, 2021.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Big Steal when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.