Pussy Riot’s Masha Alekhina was arrested again after attending a protest criticising Russian President Vladimir Putin last weekend (January 23).The activist and musician was reportedly detained for 48 hours and is now a suspect in a criminal case.Alekhina was one of 3,000 people who were arrested at the protest, which was attended by thousands of people.
She is being prosecuted for “violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules” and could face up to two years in prison if she is found guilty.According to a tweet from Pussy Riot’s official Twitter account posted earlier today (January 29), Alekhina is still being detained.
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