46 Time May 9/May 16, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT
NIKA, a student at St. Petersburg State University, faces
expulsion for antiwar activities. She has been detained
five times for her work as a photojournalist for the
independent media organization SOTA. “We are doing
everything to stop this madness.”▷ KATYA lost her job after signing a letter protesting the
invasion. “What’s happening now is really a tragedy.
I am worried about the intensification of repression; I
have a feeling that people like us are not welcome here.”