According to @pussyriot on Twitter.com:
"two pussy riot members Olya Borisova and Sasha Sofeev have just been detained in Crimea. they're now being held at the local FSB department. they were arrested at the very first second they stepped on the land of Crimea."
Pussy Riot is a collective of feminist artists and activists, three of whom served hard time in 2012 for a punk protest in a Russian church.
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 after a phony referendum. The United Nations has condemned the annexation, and supports Ukraine's claim to Crimea, which provided vital sea access for the Soviet Union back in the day (and for Russia today). Only ten nations support Russia's claim to Crimea, a virtual rogue's gallery of nations and assorted Russian client states: Afghanistan, Bolivia, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.
We call on Putin, the FSB (today's KGB), and all Russian and Crimean authorities to release the two Pussy Riot members immediately!
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UPDATE February 26: The two Pussy Riot activists have been freed, as per Pussy Riot's Twitter:
"pussy riot members who were detainee in crimea are free now. thanks to all of you who shared the info. it helps to put pressure on the cops"
UPDATE February 27: Activists detained in Crimea "several times" by FSB/KGB who "broke their phones and computers".
From Pussy Riot's Twitter:
Two Pussy Riot members are missing. Olya Borisova & Sasha Sofeev disappeared in Crimea yesterday.
FSB detained them several times. Yesterday cops broke their phones and computers. We can not reach out to them. We don't know what has happened to them.
UPDATE February 27: The two have apparently been released and forced to go back to Moscow. They are currently safe.
UPDATE February 28: As per Pussy Riot's Twitter:
we came with action to occupied Crimea to stand for Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who in prison in Russia and who will die without our help.
we've been arrested. we've been attacked. but we made it. share! #freesetsov
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Pussy Riot North American Tour 2018:
3/6 chicago 3/10 st paul 3/18 mexico city 3/20+21 portland 3/22+23 seattle 3/25 vancouver 3/27 santa cruz 3/28 sf 3/31+4/1 la
UPDATE February 28: As per Pussy Riot's Twitter:
we came with action to occupied Crimea to stand for Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who in prison in Russia and who will die without our help.
we've been arrested. we've been attacked. but we made it. share! #freesetsov
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Pussy Riot North American Tour 2018:
3/6 chicago 3/10 st paul 3/18 mexico city 3/20+21 portland 3/22+23 seattle 3/25 vancouver 3/27 santa cruz 3/28 sf 3/31+4/1 la
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