HRD Attack
Zoya Martiashina
Sources
On 16 December, Zoya Martiashina, an environmental activist was detained by police and charged with “organizing a mass gathering of citizens, which resulted in violation of public order " for participating in a protest camp against construction of a waste incineration plant in Osinovo village near Kazan city. She was fined 10,000 rubles. Local residents and environmental activists have been protesting against the construction of the waste incineration plant over health concerns. Moreover, environmental activists say the construction is planned on agricultural land.