Pussy Riot says activist hospitalized, ‘poisoned’ 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseAn activist from Russian protest group Pussy Riot who staged a pitch invasion during the 2018 football World Cup final in Moscow has been hospitalized with suspected poisoning, members of the punk collective said Thursday. He was present in court on Tuesday when two other Pussy Riot members, including Nikulshina, were sentenced on charges of disobeying a police officer, Russian media reported. We think that he was poisoned,” Pussy Riot wrote on its official Twitter account with a link to an article about the hospitalization. Pussy Riot drew international attention in 2012 when it staged a protest in a Moscow church.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 14, 2018 02:03 UTC