‘I feel more and more as a revolutionary from the beginning of the XX century, but instead of a bomb and revolver my tools are paint brush and canvas.’
Read More »Online: Russian feminist artist threatened online
Online community Muzhskoye Gosudarstvo (MS) shared on social media the personal information of Darya Serenko, a Russian feminist artist and activist.
Read More »Joint Letter to Russia’s Prosecutor General on Unfounded Charges against Yulia Tsvetkova
Dear Prosecutor General, We are writing to express our concern and request your action regarding the unfounded criminal prosecution of Yulia Tsvetkova, women’s and LGBT rights activist, theater worker and artist from Komsomolsk-on-Amur. She is facing from two to six years in prison on “pornography” charges for sharing …
Read More »Russia: Three Pussy Riot members prosecuted over participating in protests
Three Pussy Riot members arrested by Moscow's police officers in Russia’s mass pro-Navalny protests for allegedly violating Covid-19 restrictions.
Read More »Russia: District court bans three anime series for allegedly endangering the youth
Russian court banned Japanese anime films Death Note, Inuyashiki, and Tokyo Ghoul from three web sites for allegedly being dangerous to the youth.
Read More »Pussy Riot members detained and sentenced for taking part in protests
Several Pussy Riot members have been detained or sentenced in relation to their participation in protests.
Read More »Russia: Pussy Riot members protest against constitutional amendment
Pussy Riot members were arrested and briefly detained in Moscow’s Red Square for protesting against the amendments to the Russian constitution.
Read More »Urgent Call for Immediate Release of Prisoner of Conscience Yulia Tsvetkova
Police detained more than 30 demonstrators who were protesting pornography charges filed against LGBTI and feminist activist Yulia Tsvetkova.
Read More »Russia: Pussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in jail for the use of ‘obscene language’
Pussy Riot member Peter Verzilov was detained and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest because he allegedly used "obscene language".
Read More »Russia: Theatre director sentenced to three years’ probation on charges of embezzlement
A Moscow court has sentenced theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov to three years’ probation on charges of embezzlement.
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