Pussy Riot-medlem arresterad efter demonstration

Nadya Tolokonnikova togs av den ryska polisen.

Under gårdagen arresterades Pussy Riot-medlemmen Nadya Tolokonnikova efter att protesterat i centrala Moskva iklädda fängelseuniformer. I samband med arresteringen sydde hon på den ryska flaggan. Händelsen fick den ryska polisen att arrestera Nadya och Katherine Nenasheva, men frisläpptes efter ett par timmar.

”They said it was illegal to sew in a public space, that we should do it at home,” berättar Tolokonnikova för Newsweek. Nedan finns även ett statement från Tolokonnikova gällande Nenashevas och hennes agerande:

”Action ”DON’T BE AFRAID”

For 30 days the activist Katherine Nenasheva will be living her regular life wearing a prison robe of a female convict. She goes to exams, takes meetings, goes to the movies, gets groceries, goes out  – she continues her daily life.

June 12 is the 18th day of Katherine Nenasheva’s action and also Russia Day – an important holiday in Russia that celebrates our flag and Constitution. On this day I am joining Katherine to sew a huge Russian flag in the same prison uniform that I wore during my time in the prison camps.

We will sew the Russian flag on Bolotnaya square, the square that became the starting point for many years in prison for dozens of activists who went out to protest Putin’s regime in May 2012. So here we are, on this square, and we will sew the sign ”PRISON CAMP RUSSIA” to the face of the Russian flag on Russia Day.

Nadya Tolokonnikova”