Event: On November 3, 2016, a protest was held in front of the Russian Embassy in London, activists laid 800 plastic limbs in front of the building. As Evening St nd rd reports, in this way, the participants in the movements of Syri Campaign and Syri Solidarity UK protested against Russian air strikes on Aleppo, which killed civilians.
According to protesters, limbs symbolize the terrible suffering that the inhabitants of Aleppo suffered because of the shelling. In addition, the activists had posters and T-shirts with the inscription “Save Aleppo”.
A structure made from white mannequin limbs is pictured outside the Russian Embassy in west London on November 3, 2016.
Activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK staged a blockade of the Embassy to protest against the annihilation of Aleppo. / AFP / NIKLAS HALLE’N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP/Getty Images)
Campaigners create a structure made from white mannequin limbs outside the Russian Embassy in west London on November 3, 2016.
Activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK staged a blockade of the Embassy to protest against the annihilation of Aleppo. / AFP / NIKLAS HALLE’N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP/Getty Images)
Police stand guard as structures made from white mannequin limbs are pictured outside the Russian Embassy in west London on November 3, 2016.
Activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK staged a blockade of the Embassy to protest against the annihilation of Aleppo. / AFP / NIKLAS HALLE’N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP/Getty Images)
Police stand guard as structures made from white mannequin limbs are pictured outside the Russian Embassy in west London on November 3, 2016.
Activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK staged a blockade of the Embassy to protest against the annihilation of Aleppo. / AFP / NIKLAS HALLE’N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP/Getty Images)
A campaigner creates a structure made from white mannequin limbs outside the Russian Embassy in west London on November 3, 2016.
Activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK staged a blockade of the Embassy to protest against the annihilation of Aleppo. / AFP / NIKLAS HALLE’N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP/Getty Images)
Police stand guard as structures made from white mannequin limbs are pictured outside the Russian Embassy in west London on November 3, 2016.
Activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK staged a blockade of the Embassy to protest against the annihilation of Aleppo. / AFP / NIKLAS HALLE’N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP/Getty Images)
Police stand guard as structures made from white mannequin limbs are pictured outside the Russian Embassy in west London on November 3, 2016.
Activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK staged a blockade of the Embassy to protest against the annihilation of Aleppo. / AFP / NIKLAS HALLE’N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP/Getty Images)
The scene outside the Russian embassy in London where 25 activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK have scattered over 800 limbs around the gates of the building in a protest at the bombing of civilians in east Aleppo.
A police officer gestures outside the Russian embassy in London where 25 activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK scattered over 800 limbs around the gates of the building in a protest at the bombing of civilians in east Aleppo.
The scene outside the Russian embassy in London where 25 activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK have scattered over 800 limbs around the gates of the building in a protest at the bombing of civilians in east Aleppo.
The scene outside the Russian embassy in London where 25 activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK have scattered over 800 limbs around the gates of the building in a protest at the bombing of civilians in east Aleppo.
The scene outside the Russian embassy in London where 25 activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK have scattered over 800 limbs around the gates of the building in a protest at the bombing of civilians in east Aleppo.
The scene outside the Russian embassy in London where 25 activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK have scattered over 800 limbs around the gates of the building in a protest at the bombing of civilians in east Aleppo.
The scene outside the Russian embassy in London where 25 activists from two campaign groups The Syria Campaign and Syria Solidarity UK have scattered over 800 limbs around the gates of the building in a protest at the bombing of civilians in east Aleppo.
The purpose of the action: to accuse Russia of mass casualties of civilians in Aleppo, having conducted a bright performance at the embassy. To achieve reaction and condemnation of the actions of Russian aviation in Syria. Form the image of the enemy from the Russian soldier in the world community.
Direction: safety
Tool: NCO, human rights activists, volunteers
Method: installation, picket, posters, entry blocking by objects
Society’s reaction: a representative of the British Foreign Ministry said that the assumptions about the connection of the British authorities with the demonstration held at the Russian Embassy in London are groundless. Most British residents supported the participants of the action, in social networks people spoke about the fault of Russia in the bombing of Aleppo.
International resonance: the Russian embassy in London officially expressed concern over the unwillingness of the British authorities to ensure an uninterrupted operating regime and the safety of the Russian diplomatic mission. A corresponding note of protest was sent. International NCO and human rights defenders supported the protesters with a demand to stop the bombing of the city.
The US State Department accused Russia of bombing, its spokesman John Kirby said: “It can be either one or the other, but even if it’s not Russian planes but Syrian ones, Russia is fully responsible for the influence it, as we know, has on the Assad regime. This influence that Moscow can apply to stop the raids”.
What was achieved: this performance was information swing for the subsequent accusations of the leadership of Syria in the use of chemical weapons. For the period from November 17 to December 13, 2016, human rights activists recorded at least eight episodes, when government helicopters dropped chlorine to residential areas of Aleppo, HRW said in an official statement. All this company was planned to discredit Russia in the international arena, and subsequent provocations were transferred to sanctions against Russia.
