Russian Artist Declares Hunger Strike to Protest Closed-Door Trial
Russian feminist artist and LGBTQIA+ activist Yulia Tsvetkova announced a hunger strike earlier this week to demand that her trial, which began last month, be opened to the public.… More
Trial of Russian Artist Charged With “Disseminating Pornography” Begins
A Russian feminist artist and LGBTQIA+ activist is being tried this week on charges of disseminating pornography for her artwork that depicts nude bodies. More
Charges Must Be Dropped Against Russian Artist And Activist
"Yulia Tsvetkova’s charges are just one more iteration of an increasingly virulent campaign launched by the Russian government against dissenting artists and members of the LGBTQIA+ community." More
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The attempted silencing of media and journalists by authoritarian regimes is a global issue. The same is true for the foreign agent law. Read more from our latest piece by @PSadovskaya2020: https://pen.org/nobel-prize-dmitry-muratov-kremlin-foreign-agent-law/
Although NEW KID has since returned to the shelves of the Katy Independent School District's libraries, the debate over the book highlighted fears that similar scenes are going to play out over and over again this year. https://nbcnews.to/30ootb6
