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.
Read More »Russia: Pussy Riot members arrested because of an LGBTI video
Thirteen members of the Pussy Riot were released from detention after being arrested during the photoshoot of a video on LGBTI.
Read More »Russia: LGBTI film festival cancelled because of a bomb threat
The Side by Side (Bok o Bok) LGBTI film festival held in St. Petersburg was suspended for over an hour due to information relating to a bomb threat.
Read More »“What’s that shit you’re playing?” – a DJ killed in Russia because of his music
On 13 October 2019, a DJ was killed in a cafe in the Leningrad region because of the music he had been playing.
Read More »Freemuse calls for all charges to be dropped against actor Pavel Ustinov
“We stand with the artist and urge authorities to provide a just and commensurate response to his case,” says Delphine Pawlik, Freemuse Programme Manager.
Read More »Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov released from prison
After five years in a Russian prison, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has finally been released in a prisoner exchange between Ukrainian and Russian governments.
Read More »