Pussy Riot Member Niyazova Released From Custody in Poland

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Her release was confirmed

The Moscow Times reached out to Pussy Riot for comment.

Polish board guards detained Niyazova on Saturday on the basis of an Interpol “red notice” first issued

Niyazova has been repeatedly detained on that request.

In 2011, Switzerland refused to extradite her to Turkmenistan but transferred her to Russia, where she spent six years in prison on embezzlement charges. Slovenia released her after 10 hours in custody, while Croatia freed her after two days in 2022.

Novaya Gazeta Europe said that her father, Kurbanburad Niyazov, supported Turkmenistan’s opposition and died in prison, and that Niyazova has long linked her own persecution to her political views. The outlet also noted that she has never held Turkmen citizenship.

The Central Asian country, a former Soviet republic, is one of the most repressive states in the world, according to international human rights organizations.

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