Camp mothers with many children, starving at the office of “United Russia”, was demolished. Detail: workers with shovels came when the woman left for a meeting with the Commissioner for human rights.
In the center of Moscow at the office of “United Russia” 39th day starving mother of many children. They are in the queue for subsidized housing. Some — more than 20 years.
Women protest for combining multiple queues for housing one. The choice of location for hunger explained as follows: queue joined with mayor Sobyanin, and he is one of the leaders of “United Russia”.
Previously, those who applied for a free apartment until 2005, was in the same list. The rest were divided into two queues: for free housing and for the subsidy. After their merger in 2014, a waiting list has been put on several thousand items ago.
Who not only comes to the mothers (there were ten of them, four are now starving, and the rest took a break and will return in the coming days). In Bath lane stretch, the volunteers, the members of the Council for human rights, Commissioner for human rights under the President, deputies of the current Duma opposition candidates to the state Duma of the next convocation. And only from the “United Russia”, from the Department of municipal property of city hall — still nobody.
The only officials who favor starving mothers constant attention, is the police.
***
Bath lane, Friday. Square, where there was a camp of many mothers, surrounded by metal barriers, both at rallies. There’s no entry. Even a fenced Playground with equipment. The earth is covered with a white film. On the fence of the announcement: “we are working on the landscaping and seeding of the lawn.” And ring the caption: “Administration”.
The tent in which the hungry mother cleared the day before. The woman left for a meeting with the authorised on human rights in Moscow, Tatiana Putevoy. To guard the camp left six people from a “support group”, also the waiting. Two hours later, they called the mothers and told that the tent is demolished, “some diggers with shovels”, and the police stand nearby and take pictures.
Larisa Drozdova and Hope Sobolkov returned to the camp the fastest. And was immediately arrested for “disobeying police”.
— Still to us he wrote in the report that we are running across the grass, trying to hide from the police and for some reason threw my stuff, ” laughs Larissa.
“Support group” in full force, too, was taken away in OVD “petty-bourgeois”. All were handed subpoenas.
***
The square is on duty police. The car window opened. Ask the police about starving mothers.
They’re not here. They have gone, the officer driving speaks to us, not looking up from the game in the smartphone. — On duty, that they be no more. If management decides that we shouldn’t be here, we’ll leave.
The policeman gets out of his car, moves a few feet and stares in the direction of the office of “United Russia”. Then admits:
— I don’t want to go into these political debates. Often at meetings, we hear a lot, and the one on the other side. Then thinking about it, and it becomes ridiculous. Okay, ” the man shrugs, this controversy is not within the scope of our activities.
***
At the office of the Meshchansky district, located ten minutes from here, “sowing the lawn in Banny pereulok don’t know.
— Yes, this is my territory. But I no work was agreed on, — tells us the Deputy head of the Council on the improvement of Sergey Duyun. — Most likely, the grass there rose, here and covered with foil. That you yet need. They serve yards.
In the “not Yet” (in other words — in the housing office), the Department of public works, three women sit.
— Well, of course, all work is agreed, roughly they say, buried in the phones, and police. — And with what purpose you interested in? Your job is what? To check the improvement?
Director Anna Kolesnikova also refuses to communicate with us. The Secretary strongly points to the door:
— I can’t help you there. The working day ended. — At 15.45 hours. — Leave the room!
Mother hiding from the heat in the library next door, where they are still allowed to charge phones and use the restroom. To restore the tent in another place the women did not. Starve continue Larisa Drozdova Svetlana Vdovina, Hope Sobolkov and Svetlana Demina. While four of them, they spend the night in the “Lada” Demina. There’s even warmer and safer, “closed — duty pull and don’t.” But soon others join in activists, they have temporarily suspended the hunger strike for medical reasons.
They will return, only the health tweak, to die don’t want to, ” says Larissa. — When we were dry hunger strike for several days, it was really bad. The sugar fell down, pressure spiked. My skin is so dry-dry has become. Here at Lights the kidney the second day whining.
Itself Larisa (five children) after 39 days of hunger strike lost 17 pounds. The rest — seven to ten.
Last week mother called for a meeting with United Russia party Nikolai Gonchar. He is the candidate of the state Duma on the Central administrative district of Moscow.
— It had to be seen — says Demina. — We have it all expressed. He even shot glasses, looked at us. Then ran: “Go away, I’m here to communicate with voters”. And people sat there, silent, listening to us.
***
Women like yourself would participate in the election campaign — take candidates. First comes Julia Galiamina going to the polls from the “Apple”.
— I have five friends of the candidates want you there to watch. Can schedule to do. When the next candidate, the police have no right to detain anyone, ” says Galiamina. — You only get profitable for you in this PR story to say that you are fighting corruption. And not for their housing. Sorry for the cynicism, but this looks so interesting. Because some people think: “Oh, free housing you want, so freeloaders”.
Larissa agrees, nods:
— It’s true. We would be calmed if we came out and honestly said, “Citizens need Crimea to restore the arms to raise, and you somehow do”. At least it would be honest.
Galiamina leaves for a meeting with the residents of his district.
— When we fight the wall, we will be very active citizens, ” says Larissa after her.
The next visitor: Nikolai Lyaskin, the candidate of the Party of progress. He promises waiting list that will tell them at every meeting with voters. Women are grateful for any mention, if only more people know about their problem.
***
Mother returned to the car, took out her folding stool and headed for the office of “United Russia”. Starving arranged on the sidewalk in front of the party headquarters. Next I put a bottle of water. Going by a local resident with a package of products from the store.
You still kicked out! — exclaims sympathetically.
— You excuse, if we embarrass you, ” says Larissa.
“That’s not shy, not even invent!
We’re leaving. And half an hour later an SMS arrives from Svetlana: they were again detained, Hope and Larissa driven in the Meshchansky district court, and the Light in the interior.
— As soon as you left, I went to the car for my jacket, tells me on the phone Demina. — Came a man in civilian clothes, and grabbed my hand. Demanded documents and all of a sudden dragged into a police car. Girls, Nadia and Light, were also taken. But they were taken to court for yesterday’s arrest. I impute that I prevented the passage of pedestrians on the sidewalk.
“Man in plainclothes” was a chief OVD “petty-bourgeois” Igor Markovic. When I come to court with water for Larissa and Hope he guards them from the bench. Ask, how many women wait for their meeting. In response, Markovnik crosses his arms and looks pointedly at the ceiling.
Larisa, laughing, recounts to me the dialogue of one of the detainees with a police officer:
“When is our turn?
— First political, bailiff nodded at the mothers, then you.
Women sat in court for six hours. The meeting started at 21.00, but lasted 15 minutes — postponed to August 18. And Svetlana Demina in OVD blood pressure rose, she called the ambulance.
COMMENTS
Vladimir Efimov,
head of Department of municipal property of the mayoralty of Moscow
“You know, I am busy now, please call the press service.
Irina Yarovaya,
the Deputy of the state Duma from “United Russia”:
— You better call the press Secretary, please.
Valentina Petrenko,
a member of the Federation Council, Chairman of the all-Russian public movement “Mother Russia”:
— We need to help people. We need to analyse what and who is behind it. The only thing I can do from my side — will definitely prepare the appeal to the Prosecutor General. They look at these things from the law. But there can not be a wholesale approach. All one problem, but we need to decide on each individual family. Somewhere violated their rights. And maybe this is due to the activity of specific officials. The decision Moscow will definitely find. Surprised that there is no response from the mayor’s office], because they are usually very attentive to these issues are. Never ignore.
Nikolai Gonchar,
the Deputy of the state Duma, the candidate in deputies of the state Duma of the seventh convocation on the Central administrative district of Moscow, Secretary of the Moscow branch of “United Russia”:
— I came to him, and they came to me on a meeting with residents of the district. Here is one starving told me her story: she is on the waiting list with the 80-ies. It turned out that she did not fast for himself, but for other people on the waiting list. And then I expressed some doubt. I started to tell that it was the hunger strike by proxy (meaning Svetlana Vdovina; in line was her husband, their family expects apartment for 33 years. — T. V.).
By the way, those who came to see me a few days ago, moved well.
Than they can help? If the health threat is, it must be prevented. The city government will not solve the problem on the basis of the stories about her. It is necessary to read the documents. I have an appointment every week. You are welcome.
Tatyana Vasilchuk, specially for Novaya Gazeta
PS In early July, “the New newspaper” has formally asked the Department of city property to explain why the family of hungry people waiting to move through the list in the opposite direction. The response has not been received. On Friday, August 5, we sent the request again, this time a press-the Secretary of mayor Gulnara Hemp. We also asked whether it is known about the situation in Banny pereulok Sergei Sobyanin. Gulnara Penkova has promised that the answer of the city hall will be ready on Monday.
