ALBAWABA - An 18-year-old musician who goes by the name "Naoko" was recently arrested by Russia again for performing anti-war songs in the street, according to AFP.
Diana Loginova, a vocalist of a band named Stoptime, alongside guitarist Aleksandr Orlov and drummer Vladislav Leontyev, was arrested three times for performing songs by exiled Russian artists on the street to protest Russia's war against Ukraine.
Russia locks up teen musician again over anti-war street songs
Logniva was jailed last month in St Petersburg for performing covers of exiled Russian artists Monetochka and Noize MC. A Russian court rearrested the 18-year-old and her bandmates for 13 extra days after their detention expired on 27 and 28 October.
The Russian court upheld the decision due to the band's past anti-Kremlin street performances, which had several members of the public joining in. Lognvia was accused of "petty hooliganism" for allegedly using sensitive language during her performances and was fined 30,000 roubles ($369) for "discreditation" of the Kremlin army, as reported by Amnesty International and NBC News.
