Member of Pussy Riot protest group detained by anti-extremist police

Pyotr Verzilov seized at his apartment by unidentified men who broke down his door

The Russian state news agency Tass has said that a prominent member of the protest group Pussy Riot has been detained by the police anti-extremism division.

The Mediazona website reported that Pyotr Verzilov was seized at his apartment by unidentified men who broke down the door on Sunday morning.

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Pussy Riot and Chilean group join forces against state repression

Activists release manifesto, calling on civilians to set the institutions of the state on fire – ‘in a figurative sense’

Governments around the world are using the coronavirus as an excuse to step up repression and push back civil liberties, warns a new song by Pussy Riot, released alongside a new manifesto written with the Chilean feminist collective Lastesis.

Related: Chile security forces' crackdown leaves toll of death and broken bodies

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