Russia prosecutes people for performing and listening to Ukrainian songs – Radio Liberty

At least 44 residents of the Russian Federation and occupied Crimea have been prosecuted for performing or listening to ...
The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN

Kyiv police investigate man singing Russian songs in uniform

Authorities have uncovered a video online showing a young man in a police uniform performing Russian songs with profanity.

Young Russian street musicians who played anti-Kremlin songs get more jail time

A group of young Russian street musicians who went viral on social media for playing banned anti-Kremlin songs received more ...

Russian street musician found guilty of 'discrediting' the army after she played anti-Kremlin songs

An 18-year-old Russian street musician jailed for nearly two weeks earlier this month for playing a banned anti-Kremlin song ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Russia sends teen who performed anti-war songs back to jail

A Russian court sent an 18-year-old street musician who performed anti-war songs back to jail on Wednesday after finding her ...
Reuters

Russian street musician is jailed for 13 days after she played banned song

ST PETERSBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A teenage Russian street musician was jailed for 13 days on Thursday after she played a banned anti-Kremlin song on St Petersburg's central avenue. Diana Loginova, an ...
Newsweek

Jailed Russians Forced To Listen to Bon Jovi, Moby Songs on Repeat

One of Russia's strictest prisons has a playlist of songs it plays to inmates every morning over loudspeakers, according to an inmate. The playlist includes multiple Bon Jovi songs, hits by the DJ ...
NPR

Chechnya is banning music that's too fast or slow. These songs wouldn't make the cut

Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are banning music they consider either too fast or too slow, effectively criminalizing many genres. The Chechen Ministry of Culture announced the ban on ...