Pussy Riot member arrested in Russia and accused of organising riots
Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov has been arrested in Russia and charged with petty hooliganism, after his sudden disappearance sparked speculation he had been abducted.According to the Associated Press, the activist and artist was seized at his home by unidentified men who broke down his door with a sledgehammer on Sunday morning (June 21).According to a statement by Pussy Riot he was then interrogated for 13 hours under suspicion of organising riots in July of 2019Verzilov is a prominent member of the collective, and rose to fame during the 2012 trial of three members of Pussy Riot for launching a protest in a Moscow cathedral.Local media in Russia reported that Verzilov had been detained yesterday in Russia and was being interrogated by