In dozens of cities in Russia on Sunday, July 1, organized by opposition politician Alexei Navalny rallies against raising the retirement age. Demonstrators took to the streets in Krasnodar, Omsk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk, reports Navalny in his microblog on Twitter.

The holding of the rallies was also reported, in particular, by Navalny's headquarters in Yakutsk, Tomsk, Abakan. On the page of the oppositional team in the social network "In contact" it is reported that the coordinated demonstrations are held on July 1 in more than 30 Russian cities. Moscow and St. Petersburg on the list are absent.

"Putin and Medvedev are going to raise the retirement age and rob several tens of millions of people under the guise of" an urgent reform ". We, the citizens of Russia, consider this decision completely anti-people and criminal, "the team of Navalny.

On June 14, the Russian government approved a bill to raise the retirement age. According to the document, the retirement age for men is planned to increase from 60 to 65 years by 2028, for women - from 55 to 63 years by 2034.

A few days later, oppositionist Aleksei Navalny announced that he would hold protest rallies in 20 cities of the Russian Federation against pension system reform in cities that do not accept the mundial.

In May 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing special security measures for the period of the World Cup.

In Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tatarstan, Krasnodar Krai and in a number of other places, places for holding meetings and rallies not connected with tournaments are determined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Security Service.

Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The citywide rally against raising the retirement age, organized by former employees of our campaign headquarters pic. twitter. com / YEuQNSek37 - Alexey Navalny (@navalny) July 1, 2018 Source: DW.