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Russians Sing Banned Anti-War Song in St. Petersburg Protest
- On Oct. 15, St. Petersburg police detained Diana Loginova, 18, street singer , after she led a crowd in singing a banned song.
- A court in May 2025 banned Noize MC's song as extremist propaganda, citing it as harmful to minors and promoting violent change, according to the St. Petersburg court.
- Viral clips showed the performance clip had at least 330,000 views by Wednesday and drew criticism from pro‑Kremlin Telegram channels; Marina Akhmedova and local media said Stoptime band members were questioned and released.
- Loginova could face up to 15 days in detention for administrative charges including "discrediting" the armed forces and organising an unauthorised event, Fontanka reported as Russian authorities tighten control.
- On Oct. 14 the band said Stoptime canceled a performance and paused location posts after the song’s Ozero cooperative and Swan Lake imagery sparked rare anti‑war crowds in Kazanskaya Square.
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An 18-year-old and her bandmates were arrested in Russia after a street concert. The reason: The musicians' songs had criticized the Russian government. In Russia, three young musicians who had sung government-critical songs at a street concert had to be detained. As a court in St. Petersburg announced on Thursday, singer Diana Loginova, who is reported to be only 18 years old, was arrested for "disturbing public order" for 13 days. Her band col…
Street musicians in St. Petersburg sing dissident songs. Putin's environment denounces them as "foreign agents." An 18-year-old singer has now been arrested.
Three young Russians were sentenced for "trouble to public order" this Thursday, 16 October, after singing songs of musicians opposed to the Kremlin in St Petersburg, in front of a crowd of passers-by.
»Let the old man trembl with fear for his lake«: three young musicians were arrested in St. Petersburg because of an anti-Kreml song. At a street concert, many sang along, the video went viral.
The Dzerzhin District Court arrested the drummer of Stoptime Vladislav Leontiev for 13 days and guitarist Alexander O...
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