Pussy Riot Members Arrested Again on Day of Prison Release

Pussy Riot Members Arrested Again on Day of Prison Release
Pussy Riot member speeding the sector on the 2018 World Cup remaining match

The 4 Pussy Riot members who rushed the field in the course of the 2018 World Cup remaining in Moscow earlier this month have been arrested once more right now, July 30—the identical day they had been set to be launched from jail. According to an announcement from Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, they had been charged with “the organization and holding of public events without prior written notice,” which ends up in as much as 10 days of arrest. See the posts under.

On July 15, Veronika “Nika” Nikulshina, Olga Kuracheva, Olga Pakhtusova, and Petya Verzilov ran onto the pitch in the course of the World Cup Final recreation whereas wearing old school police uniforms—an announcement towards Russia’s political and jail techniques. They had been then taken to the native police station and sentenced to “15 days of administrative arrest” and had been prohibited from attending sports activities occasions for 3 years.

Immediately following the sector rush, Pussy Riot shared an inventory of calls for to the Russian authorities. It included “allow for political competition in the country,” ending “illegal arrests at protests,” and releasing political prisoners.

Since their 2018 World Cup stunt, Pussy Riot have shared a number of new songs, together with a video for “Track About Good Cop,” “КОШМАРЫ/NIGHTMARES,” “PONG!,” and “Unicorn Freedom.”

 
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