Russia: Artist detained amid clampdown on anti-war feminists

By Amnesty International

The Vasileostrovsky District Court in Saint Petersburg today placed Aleksandra Skochilenko, an activist who replaced price tags in supermarkets with anti-war slogans, into pre-trial detention amid a wider clampdown on a network of feminist-led anti-war activists, Amnesty International said today. Skochilenko, an artist and musician who performs anti-war songs, was initially detained on 11 April, […] The post Russia: Artist detained amid clampdown on anti-war feminists appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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