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Pussy Riot say one of their members is being held in a Minsk jail
Pussy Riot have claimed that one of their members is currently being held in a jail in Minsk, Belarus after they previously reported him missing.The group say that Kiryl Masheka, who they describe as their “comrade, friend [and] member of Pussy Riot”, was detained during the protests in Minsk that have been sparked by the disputed outcome of Sunday’s presidential vote (August 9).Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, was declared the winner by election officials.Both the UN and the US have rejected the vote as being neither free nor fair, while Belarus’ main opposition figure, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has also claimed victory.As BBC News reports, 6700 protesters have been detained since the demonstrations began.
