The four Pussy Riot members who were arrested earlier this month —Veronica “Nika” Nikulshina, Olga Kuracheva, Olga Pakhtusova, and Petya Verzilov— have been arrested again, on the same day they were due to be released from prison.
Earlier this month, Pussy Riot were arrested for a protest that took place at the World Cup final. The band ran onto the pitch dressed in police-uniforms as a statement against Russia’s political and prison systems. They were sentenced to “15 days of administrative arrest and banned from sporting events for three years.
As Pitchfork reports, yesterday (July 30) the band were arrested again — the same day they were due to be released. According to a statement from band member Nadya Tolokonnikova they were charged with “the organization and holding of public events without prior written notice”. See the posts below:
after 15 days of arrest our girls ended up in the police station till the morning
they're laughing and singing songs about freedom tho https://t.co/TQ35f1IXTy
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙💦 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
"we're spending this night in the police station. they will strip me, search and take everything from me. the trial is tomorrow. love" https://t.co/HdLAkSquqe
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙💦 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
on olya'a t-shirt:
– free oleg sentsov
– stop open criminal cases for "likes"
– allow political competition
– free kirill serebrennikov pic.twitter.com/EKTNZpw1N9— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙💦 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
olya's face when cops are saying her that she's detained AGAIN pic.twitter.com/hckVqMe1VM
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙💦 (@pussyrrriot) July 30, 2018
