The Bashkir branch of Yabloko picketed in defence of residents of the city of Sibay suffering from pollution
Press Release, 25.02.2019
The Bashkir branch of Yabloko conducted a series of one-person pickets (that require to permission from the authorities) in the centre of Ufa, capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, demanding to protect residents of the city of Sibay from industrial and gas pollution.
Photos: Yabloko activists demand to stop poisoning of residents of the city of Sibay and Bashkortostan.
The Bashkir city of Sibay with a population of 60,000 people has been suffering from toxic smog since summer 2018. The smog was caused by smoldering ore in a mine closed in 2004 and belonging to the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company. City residents have serious breathing and health problems because of the smog.
Posted: February 25th, 2019 under Protection of Environment.