Russian opposition activist slits wrists in court
A Russian opposition activist Tuesday cut open veins in her arm in a courtroom protest in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, a women’s rights movement said.
The activist, Olga Suvorova, “cut her veins in protest in the courtroom” and was taken to hospital, the Soft Force women’s rights movement wrote on Telegram.
It posted a video showing Suvorova holding up her left arm with bleeding cuts and saying: “It’s my sentence, I have the right, I protest against this sentence.”
Russia has ramped up its harsh crackdown on dissidents and opposition movements since launching its 2022 offensive in Ukraine.
The Zheleznodorozhny district court had found Suvorova guilty on a charge of filing a false report against a police officer and issued her with a fine of 125,000 rubles ($1,300).
In October 2023 Suvorova said she was attacked by a police officer who shoved her out of a station leaving her with bruises.
