No.it is not the first time that we have lost track of Marina Ovsyannikovaknown by many as the pacifist Russian journalist who broke into the evening news a few weeks ago denouncing the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. She was arrested again (and then released in the night).
The protest on TV
On March 14 Ovsjannikova she had been the protagonist of a sensational raid while the evening news was on the air, showing up in the studio with a pacifist poster. Already at the time, after the video of his protest had made the rounds of the web, all traces of him had been lost. Many feared the worst, but then the former journalist of Pervvj Kanal has returned to be seenshowing up at the Ostankino Police Station.
At the time, the reporter was ordered to pay a fine of 30 thousand rubles for “organization of an unauthorized public event”.
The controversy surrounding his release
After his release, however, new scenarios immediately emerged. In fact, many have noticed that in Russia people usually end up in prison for much less. So why wasn’t she condemned, like many others?
During an interview with What’s the weather likethe Russian pacifist journalist she later complained about Western sanctionsexplaining: “It is the common people who suffer, above all. My mother is disabled and she cannot buy the necessary medicines. My daughter can’t pay for the school canteen. There is no sugar on the shelves of the shops, oil and hygiene products are running out ».
So, especially after these declarations, many began to think that all his protest could be a so-called “Psyop”, that is a “psychological operation” designed by the Russian secret services to push for the lifting of Western sanctions.
Once these rumors have circulated, the journalist defended herself. TO Republic has explained. “In Ukraine they hate me and think I’m an FSB spy. In Russia they think he’s a British spy. I said those sentences about sanctions before I saw the Bucha massacre. Now I have changed my mind“.
And again: «Now I am convinced that the offensive in Ukraine is a collective responsibility of the Russians and that the international community should hit the Federation with more sanctions than it has already approved ».
The new arrest
Last Friday, the journalist held a protest picket against the deaths of children in Ukraine. In fact, she presented herself on the opposite bank of the Moscow River from the Kremlin with a very tough sign: “Putin is a killer and his fascist soldiers. They killed 352 children. How many more do you want to kill before you stop?“.
After this protest, she was arrested again. Only in the night, after his release, some of his images appeared in his Telegram channel. Where the same journalist wrote: «I’m at home. Everything is alright. Now I know it’s better to leave the house with a passport and a suitcase. ‘
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