Russian punk act Pussy Riot have released a new song in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is currently in captivity in Russia.
The new track is entitled RAGE and it was uploaded on YouTube days after band members Masha Alekhina, Viktoria Naraxsa and Lucy Shteyn were arrested in Moscow after attending one of several mass co-ordinated protest in support of opposition figurehead Navalny.
In the YouTube description, Pussy Riot wrote: "We demand the release of a Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, Pussy Riot's Masha Alekhina, and all political prisoners, we ask the police to stop beating the protesters and stand together with us, we ask Putin and his team to leave the Kremlin ASAP."
Navalny returned home to Russia in January for the first time since he fell critically ill from nerve agent poisoning on a flight in August 2020. He was treated for the attack in a hospital in Berlin for months.
He has accused the Kremlin of the attack, but the Kremlin has repeatedly denied carrying it out. On January 17, Navalny was detained at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow for allegedly violating parole conditions.
Pussy Riot’s Masha Alekhina was also arrested last month for protesting against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The activist and musician was reportedly detained for 48 hours and is now a suspect in a criminal case.
