published : 2 Feb 2023 at 08:45
SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian police seized a protest artist’s work in a raid on an anti-war exhibition in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday, organisers said.
It comes as the Kremlin ramps up its crackdown on opposition to its Ukraine offensive, and just a day after the show opened.
Elena Osipova, 77, was showcasing around 20 works at a branch of the liberal Yabloko party in Russia’s second city.
The party said police descended on the venue claiming there was a bomb threat.
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