An anti-war Russian-Belarusian rock band says all its members have left Thailand for Israel after fears they would be deported to Russia.
Bi-2 had been playing in a Thai resort popular with Russian tourists when members were arrested for unauthorised shows.
Human rights activists urged Thailand not to deport them for fear they would be persecuted in their home countries.
Now the band says it is on its way to Tel Aviv in Israel.
On its Facebook page, the band announced on Wednesday: “All the musicians in Bi-2 have successfully left Thailand and are heading to Tel Aviv. Details tomorrow.”
The band was being held in the capital Bangkok after being arrested while touring Phuket, a resort island that hosts hundreds of thousands of Russian visitors each year.
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