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Russia's Music Censorship Backfires: Arrests and Torture Resurface
10/1/2025
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Story summary
- Music bans in Russia have frequently backfired, echoing the 1980s when bands such as Pink Floyd and Aquarium drew attention to state censorship.
- Current censorship is harsher today.
- Punk musician Vladimir Bolobolov was arrested.
- Bolobolov says he was tortured.
- Actress Aglaya Tarasova faces legal restrictions for opposing the war in Russia.
