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Moscow Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Self-Exiled Pussy Riot Member Lyusya Shtein

Lyusya Shtein
Lyusya Shtein

A Moscow court on November 7 issued an arrest warrant for ex-Moscow municipal lawmaker Lyusya Shtein, who is also a member of the Pussy Riot protest group, on a charge of distributing "fake news" about Russian armed forces involved in Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Shtein was also added to the wanted list. The outspoken anti-war activist left Russia in April last year after her apartment door was marked with a Z-shaped sticker inscribed with the slogan "Collaborator. Do Not Sellout The Motherland," in an apparent attempt to intimidate her. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.

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    Current Time is the Russian-language TV and digital network run by RFE/RL.

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