Russia-Ukraine: Mapping anti-war protests around the world

1000's of individuals in a number of cities throughout the globe have taken half in anti-war protests.

1000's of individuals have taken to public squares and Russian embassies throughout the globe to protest President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

From London and New York to Beirut and Istanbul, demonstrators, some cloaked in Ukrainian flags, have come out in droves to indicate solidarity with Ukrainians.

The invasion, which befell on Thursday morning, comes after months of rising tensions between Russia, Ukraine, and its Western allies.

As Ukrainians put together for an assault on the capital Kyiv, lots of of Russians staged anti-war protests in Moscow, St Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod, amongst different cities.

Greater than 1,745 protesters throughout 54 cities have been arrested on Thursday. Russians have additionally signed open letters to demand a halt to the assault on Ukraine.

Law enforcement officials detain a demonstrator holding an indication studying: ‘I’m towards the conflict’ in Moscow, Russia, February 24, 2022 [Denis Kaminev/AP]

The map and record under reveals the areas the place sizeable protests have occurred. Extra protests are deliberate within the coming days throughout cities worldwide.

Worldwide cities the place protests have taken place:

Adana; Amsterdam; Antwerp; Athens; Atlanta; Austin; Baku; Bangkok; Barcelona; Bari; Beirut; Berdyansk; Berlin; Bern; Bloomington; Bordeaux; Boston; Brighton; Brussels; Budapest; Buenos Aires; Caernarfon; Cambridge; Cape City; Chicago; Colombo; Copenhagen; Curitiba; Denver; Dublin; Edinburgh; Exeter; Frankfurt; Geneva; Glasgow; Guayaquil; Helsinki; Houston; Istanbul; Krakow; Kuala Lumpur; Lahore; London; Lisbon; Madrid; Malmo; Manchester; Manila; Marseille; Melbourne; Mexico Metropolis; Milan; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; Minsk; Montclair; Montpellier; Montreal; Munich; Naples; Newcastle; New Delhi; New York Metropolis; Good; Norwich; Nottingham; Oslo; Ottawa; Oxford; Paris; Podgorica; Prague; Pretoria; Pristina; Quezon Metropolis; Rome; Salerno; San Francisco; Santa Monica; Santiago; Sao Paulo; Seoul; Stockholm; Sydney; Taipei; Tallinn; Tbilisi; Tehran; Tel Aviv; The Hague; Thessaloniki; Tirana; Tokyo; Toronto; Turin; Vancouver; Vienna; Vilnius; Warsaw; Washington, DC; Wellington; Zakopane.

Protests have taken place in a minimum of 50 Russian cities together with: Chelyabinsk; Moscow; Nizhny Novgorod; Novosibirsk; Perm; Saint Petersburg; Samara; Yekaterinburg.

A police officer arrests a girl throughout a gathering in Saint Petersburg, Russia [Dmitri Lovetsky/AP]

Alexandra Prockow holds up an indication as Ukrainian supporters rally towards the assault on Ukraine in Toronto, Canada [Nick Lachance/Reuters]

Folks attend a pro-Ukrainian demonstration on Whitehall, close to Downing Road, in London, UK [Peter Cziborra/Reuters]

Demonstrators protest in entrance of the Austrian international affairs ministry in Vienna, Austria towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine [Alex Halada/AFP]

Protesters attend a rally towards Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Tokyo, Japan [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters]