To test the limits of his right to peacefully demonstrate in Kazakhstan, Aslan Sagutdinov, 22, stood in a public square holding a blank sign, predicting he would be detained. He was right.

The woman appeared to be the only person holding up a sign. Police in Nizhny Novgorod arrested a demonstrator today for protesting with a blank sign. Welcome to Russia in 2022. pic.twitter.com ...

People in major Chinese cities held up blank pieces of A4 paper while marching in the streets. News about people holding up paper ... In a now-deleted video, one person took to Weibo, the ...