In Iceland, 52.8% of voters voted against resuming negotiations on joining the European Union, while 47.2% supported the move. The vote was a blow to Brussels, but it did not mean the country was abandoning its close ties with the EU.

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«I have three criminal cases, and the court appointed me as the head of an extremist organization, even though I’m an anarchist and against hierarchies,» Maria Alyokhina says with a smile, describing how she is currently being persecuted by Russian authorities. In 2023, the Icelandic parliament granted her citizenship, allowing her to travel freely around the world with her show. Riot Days (idea and creative producer — Alexander Cheparukhin) has been performed about 500 times on all continents and has won numerous awards, including all the main prizes of the Edinburgh Festival. Before the new European tour, which starts today in Paris, we spoke with one of the most famous members of Pussy Riot about Russian protest art after their punk prayer.

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