On March 17, 2024, in a significant display of dissent, thousands of Russians, including many in Kazakhstan, have taken to polling stations to protest against President Vladimir Putin during the last day of Russia's three-day presidential election. The protests, dubbed 'Midday Against Putin' and 'Noon Against Putin', saw participants refusing to cast their votes or casting protest votes, in response to a call from supporters of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The movement saw large queues forming outside polling stations in Moscow and across Russia, despite the regime's threats.
Queues formed outside Moscow polling stations on Sunday as some voters heeded a call by supporters of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to cast protest votes in Russia's presidential election. https://t.co/Xc8B1pW4HA https://t.co/Fnb5axLFnm
🇷🇺🚨‼️“Noon against Putin” protest is just people voting. Noon is the time when most people arrive on a Sunday. They literally decided to make people voting look like people protesting. https://t.co/HvKK9DhN8b
Despite all the regime's threats, tens of thousands of Russians lined up at the polling stations across the country in At Noon Against Putin protest action today. The officials will report turnout and Putin's share that they set long ago regardless of what actually happens at the… https://t.co/GdOaejr4vX
Thousands Turn Up At Russian Polling Stations For "Noon Against Putin" Protest https://t.co/sBYWQpwFLT https://t.co/0kRUgJRZFo
Queues formed outside Moscow polling stations on Sunday, as some voters heeded a call for a "Midday Against Putin" by supporters of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to cast protest votes in Russia's presidential election. Read more: https://t.co/HxHLnB5Drp https://t.co/M12zpdYAuN
Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday on the last day of a three-day presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin. #Russia https://t.co/bM41GkDFoQ
🚨🇷🇺KAZAKHSTAN VOTERS PROTEST AGAINST PUTIN Thousands of people are reportedly turning up at polling stations at midday and refusing to cast their votes as a protest against Putin. https://t.co/j1FRcLXvsq https://t.co/eQrDpEj6Lj