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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics.

The weeknight turnout surprised and heartened Dasha Yakovleva, one of the organizers, amid recent crackdowns on political activism under President Vladimir Putin.

“Right now, there is no room for political action in Russia. The only place left is our kitchens,” Yakovleva, co-founder of the Feminitive Community women’s group, told The Associated Press. “And here, it was a public place, well-known in Kaliningrad, and everyone spoke out openly about how they see this measure, why they think it’s unjustified, inappropriate.”

Although abortion is still legal and widely available in Russia, recent attempts to restrict it have touched a nerve across the increasingly conservative country. Activists are urging supporters to make official complaints, circulating online petitions and even staging small protests.

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[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml -4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I wonder how people will manage to blame america for this.

[–] Ildar@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Russia must be a pretty weak country if they look up to America for every single thing.

[–] Ildar@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago

We always look up to America 🤷‍♂️

[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

Had the US not intervened, Russia could've taken as many "cattle" as they wanted from Ukraine.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee -3 points 11 months ago

Aww. Have the people in your imagination upset you again?