Russia Declares Punk Band Pussy Riot 'Extremist' Organization As Crackdown On Critics Deepens
Published on: Dec. 15, 2025, 10:02 p.m. | Source: NDTV Profit
Russia declared the punk band Pussy Riot an extremist organization on Monday as the Kremlin continues a deepening crackdown on critics of President Vladimir Putin. Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court granted an application by the Prosecutor General’s Office in a closed court hearing. “The state is gradually trying to suppress those who openly oppose its decisions.” Members of the group, who have fled abroad, were given lengthy prison terms in absentia in September for criticism of war in Ukraine
