Two members of Russian collective Pussy Riot have been arrested, just under two months since their headline-grabbing World Cup protest.

Back in July, members of the infamous Russian punk collective Pussy Riot were arrested when they stormed the field at the World Cup final in Russia. Only a matter of weeks later – on the day they were due to leave prison – four of the group’s members were again taken into custody, with the group accusing Russian officials with holding a grudge.

Now, the group have announced that two of their members have again been arrested.

Taking to Twitter earlier today, Pussy Riot announced that Nika Nikulshina and a friend had been arrested while driving in Moscow, noting that Russian officials were still furious over their World Cup protest.

“Nika Nikulshina from Pussy Riot has just been detained by police and ‘anti-extremism agents’ in Moscow with a friend,” the group’s Twitter account noted. “Free Nika and everyone else detained during today’s big protest day in Russia!”

“Moscow police is now claiming that Nika and her friend were refusing to agree to a ‘terrorist check’ of their car – and they had to be arrested,” they continued. “The girls have been arrested in their car for absolutely NOTHING. Moscow police is still mad after the World Cup action.”

“Nika is charged with 19.3 article, the same one as they got after the world cup,” explained Nadya Tolokonnikova in a statement. “But this time she was in the car driving with her friend. They stopped her and arrested.”

Pitchfork later confirmed that Pyotr Verzilov (husband of Nadya Tolokonnikova, and a participant in the World Cup protest) was also arrested while leaving his home.

While Veronika Nikulshina and her friend are expected to stay the night in prison before appearing court, it is not known what the current status of Pyotr Verzilov is, or what he has been charged with.

Interestingly, these arrests also occurred just weeks after the Russian government was ordered to compensate Pussy Riot over their 2012 arrest which made global headlines.

Footage of the group’s arrest in Russia’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral went viral, and the members were initially sentenced to two years in jail after being accused of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred”.

However, the European Court of Human Rights has condemned Russia’s actions, noting that their response to the group’s protest was “exceptionally severe”, and ordered them to pay €48,760 (AUD$76,581) in damages and judicial expenses.

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