Overview
- The ruling bans the feminist punk collective’s activities inside Russia effective immediately, according to the group’s lawyer.
- The decision followed a closed-session hearing initiated at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
- The court service announced the designation on Monday, and the defense says it will challenge the ruling.
- In September, a Moscow court sentenced several members in absentia to eight to 13 years for alleged “fake news” about the Russian military.
- Key figures remain outside Russia—founder Nadya Tolokonnikova is in the United States and wanted by authorities—as prosecutors cite protests in a Moscow cathedral and at the 2018 World Cup.