Arshak Makichyan

Arshak Makichyan is a Russian climate youth activist, originally from Armenia.[1] As of December 2019 he has staged a solo school strike for the climate every Friday in Pushkin Square, Moscow,[2][3] for more than 40 weeks.[4] In Russia, individual protests are lawful but anything larger requires police permission.[5] Makichyan has applied to hold a bigger demonstration unsuccessfully more than 10 times.[4]

He has inspired others across Russia to take part in school strike for the climate, including other single person pickets in Moscow.[6] In December 2019 he was jailed for six days, hours after returning from Madrid, Spain, where he spoke at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25).[4][7]

Makichyan is a violin student.[1][8]

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References
  1. Brown, Jonathan (2019-06-30). "Moscow's lone climate protester: 'We need to talk about it now'". Al Jazeera News. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  2. Gorst, Isabel (2019-10-10). "Could Arshak Makichyan be Russia's answer to Greta Thunberg?". The Irish Times. Moscow. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  3. Götze, Susanne (2019-07-24). "Fridays for Future in Moscow: Teen Challenges Putin's Climate Inactivity". Spiegel Online. Moscow. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  4. Watts, Jonathan (2019-12-20). "Russian climate activist inspired by Thunberg is jailed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  5. Bargain, Héloïse (2019-04-26). "Meet Moscow's Lone #ClimateStrike Protester". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  6. Wordsworth, Ada (2019-11-15). "I joined Moscow's secret climate strike movement and this is what I found". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  7. "Russian Climate Activist Jailed After Greta Thunberg-Led Protest". The Moscow Times. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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