Russia: Outrage after director and playwright detained
By DW
11 May 2023 |
4:06 pm
Two women, a director and a playwright, face charges of justifying terrorism over a play about Russian women recruited to marry radical Islamists in Syria. The charges sparked outrage amid a Russian crackdown on dissent.
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