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Pussy Riot Activist Faces Deportation Threat in Poland

9/8/2025

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Aysoltan Niyazova, a Pussy Riot member, was detained in Poland under an Interpol red notice from Turkmenistan.
She faces politically motivated embezzlement charges from 2002, according to Pussy Riot.
Fellow activist Maria Alyokhina warns that deportation to Turkmenistan could be fatal for Niyazova.
Niyazova has previously endured detentions, including a six-year prison sentence in Russia.
Her lawyers are appealing to Interpol to remove her from their database.

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Aysoltan Niyazova, a Pussy Riot member, was detained in Poland under an Interpol red notice from Turkmenistan.
She faces politically motivated embezzlement charges from 2002, according to Pussy Riot.
Fellow activist Maria Alyokhina warns that deportation to Turkmenistan could be fatal for Niyazova.
Niyazova has previously endured detentions, including a six-year prison sentence in Russia.
Her lawyers are appealing to Interpol to remove her from their database.