Young Russian street singer charged for singing songs by prohibited musicians

Performing on the streets of St. Petersburg, Naoko chose songs by musicians declared as “foreign agents”Originally published on Global VoicesScreenshot of the YouTube video showing how Naoko was bought to the local court of St Petersburg, via the TV Rain YouTube channel. Fair use. The Russian prosecution office opened a case against 18-year-old Diana “Naoko” Loginova, a student at the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College and vocalist of the St. Petersburg street band Stoptime. The young singer, who performed songs by musicians the Russian government has deemed “foreign agents” on the streets of St. Petersburg, has been charged with “organizing an unauthorized rally that disrupted public order” (Part 1, Article 20.2.2 of the Administrative Code). Loginova was detained and spent the night…

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