“I began to participate in political life when I was 14-15” Photo (c) from the personal archive of Elizaveta Nesterovaya.Three months ago, an anti-corruption rally in Moscow, unsanctioned by the city authorities, ended in mass arrests of protesters — and catalysed a series of further public actions in Russia. Elizaveta Nesterova, a journalist with The New Times, an independent Russian newspaper, volunteered to help people detained at the protest.
I asked Elizaveta how this one-off initiative turned into a small but active support group for people detained during Russia’s new protest wave.
When did you start getting involved in helping people in custody?
