Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina refused to be released from Russia

At Moscow's Domodedovo airport, FSB border guards stopped Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina and prevented her from taking a flight to London. about this with reference to Alyokhina herself. writes Mediazona

She told the publication that the passport control officer, having seen the activist’s passport, immediately called somewhere and “almost said something in a whisper into the phone.” The girl said that Alyokhina's documents require additional verification.

Then a young man came who introduced himself as an FSB officer. After that, the activist was informed that she was forbidden to leave the country.

On the eve of Alyokhina and the leader of the “Decommunization” movement Dmitry Tsorionov (Enteo) glued a banner with the inscription “FSIN=GULAG” to the entrance of the Federal Penitentiary Service in Moscow. Alyokhina wrote on Facebook that with this action they wanted to draw attention to torture in colonies and the hard work of prisoners.

UPD August 9 Despite the ban, Maria Alekhina managed to leave Russia. This was tweeted by Pussy Riot.