Members Of Russian Band Pussy Riot Reportedly Detained

Monday, August 7 , 2017 - 16:10 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Two members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot were reportedly detained near the prison where a Ukrainian filmmaker is being held. A protest on August 7 took place on a bridge in the Siberian city of Yakutsk, where director Oleg Sentsov is serving a sentence on Russian terrorism charges his supporters say are politically motivated. Two people are seen in a brief video clip wearing the band’s familiar balaclavas along with a banner on reading “Free Sentsov!” Band member Maria Alyokhina tweeted that she and Olga Borisova were detained during the protest. (Mediazona video via AP) …read more

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