INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian authorities declared Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina a fugitive on Tuesday, after she refused to appear at a Moscow court
hearing.Alekhina was sentenced in absentia to 21 days in jail after officials claimed the artist had violated a court-mandated
unknown.Writing on Instagram, the artist said that her latest sentence was linked to the removal of her electronic trail bracelet, which
2021, when she was found guilty of encouraging others to break Covid-19 restrictions
Alekhina was charged with the offense shortly after calling for Russians to protest in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny in
home at night, depart Moscow, or attend mass events.Alekhina is just one of at least 10 opposition figures to be found guilty of breaching
coronavirus restrictions after publicly supporting unauthorized opposition protests that saw thousands take to the streets of Moscow on Jan
They include fellow Pussy Riot bandmate and Moscow municipal deputy Lucy Shtein, who fled the country after removing her own tracking
bracelet.Alexey Navalny is also serving a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for parole violations, as part of a court case that human
