Youth movement "Spring" arranged street action in Cheboksary to draw attention to the problem of the abuse of anti-extremist legislation, activists wrote about this on February 18 in the group of "VKontakte".
Activists have played a scene on the embankment of Volga: a man in the form of a law enforcement officer sold to passers various publications of the social network (photo of State Duma deputy, "extremist" songs and repost news), Internet users were convicted for.
Representatives of the Chuvash "Spring" explained that they supported the campaign for free internet.
According to human rights group "Agora", Chuvashia is a region with a serious level of restriction of freedom on the Internet.
On February 17 it became known about persecution of earlier acquitted activist Dmitry Pan'kov for activity on the Internet.
Branch of the youth movement "Spring" was formed n the Chuvash Republic in 2016, it was their second event. In autumn 2016, activists collected signatures for renaming of public transport stop in one of the neighborhoods of Cheboksary.
Federal youth movement "Spring" was founded in St. Petersburg in 2013. It aims to replace the corrupt regime, building a system based on democracy and human rights in Russia.
Daniil Kuznetsov, «7x7»
