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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

Ukrainian community forms ‘human chain’ in Loop to protest Russian invasion

Protesters hold hands to form a chain in protest of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine outside the Historic Water Tower at 806 Michigan Ave in Gold Coast, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Hundreds of mostly women and girls from Chicago’s Ukrainian community joined hands Sunday to form a “human chain” across several blocks in the Loop as the group called on elected officials to declare Russia a terrorist state.

Donning white dresses and carrying signs that read “I want to tell the truth about Russia,” the nearly 500 protesters also put tape over their mouths as a silent protest against “sensitive content” tags they say are being used on social media to block news stories of Russian acts of terror.

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