AnalysisNFTs
Pussy Riot's weekly NFT drop is just one instance of Russian and Ukrainian artists embracing new modes of online selling
Other creators have been selling works on Clubhouse and dedicated Facebook groups
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'We can use NFTs to support good causes': Pussy Riot mints and sells first NFT to raise money for women's shelters
The video, titled Terrestrial Paradise, was bought for around £128,000 by the Iranian-born art collector and political activist Amir Soleymani
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'To all Russian political prisoners': Pussy Riot release new video amid crackdown on pro-Navalny protests
Group faced prison sentence after filming a “punk prayer” against President Putin in 2012 at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
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Pussy Riot members and street artist among thousands detained at Russia's pro-Navalny protests
As demonstrations swept the country last weekend, Tima Radya as well as Masha Alekhina, Victoria Narakhsa, and Lucy Shteyn were held by police
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For Putin’s birthday, Pussy Riot hangs rainbow flags on Moscow’s government buildings
The activist performance artists called their actions “a gift as a symbol of the love and freedom that are lacking” for LGBTQ communities in Russia
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Culture crackdown ahead of Putin's referendum
Artist Pyotr Verzilov was sentenced to 15 days in prison for "petty hooliganism" in latest clampdown on the arts in Russia
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Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina detained in Moscow on suspected drug charges
It is the second time in a month that the feminist activist has been arrested by police
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Pussy Riot to receive €37,000 compensation from Russia for human rights violations
European Court of Human Rights ordered payment over treatment of the group in pre-trial detention and treatment in court
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Pussy Riot protester Pyotr Verzilov ‘was probably poisoned’, doctors say
Medics in Berlin have not identified substance but are confident Russian will recover
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Pussy Riot supporter Pyotr Verzilov in critical condition after suspected poisoning
Activist who was recently imprisoned for Russian group's World Cup protest in July "lost his vision, speech and ability to walk"
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Russian authorities stop Pussy Riot member from travelling to Edinburgh's Fringe festival
Maria Alyokhina had spent two years in prison for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred”
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Pussy Riot say they invaded pitch during World Cup final as political protest
Russian activist group describes performance as a tribute to dissident poet and artist Dmitri Prigov