"A St. Petersburg singer whose anti-war songs and impromptu street gigs have drawn an impassioned following had her jail detention extended after a court ruled one of the lyrics in her music contained an expletive. The case against Diana Loginova, who goes by the stage name of Naoko, has touched a nerve among a growing number of younger Russians, some incensed by the heavy-handed prosecution of a musician, some more broadly unhappy with the Kremlin's police-state suppression of dissent and criticism of the government."
"Earlier this month, Loginova, who fronts the band Stoptime, was found guilty of organizing a concert that obstructed a subway station and ordered held for 13 days of administrative detention. Stoptime's drummer, Vladislav Leontyev, and its guitarist, Aleksandr Orlov, received similar detention orders. On October 29, the day after Loginova's previous detention ended, St. Petersburg's Smolensky District Court ordered her held for an additional 13 days on a charge of petty hooliganism, after finding that one of the lyrics of her songs contained an expletive."
Diana Loginova, stage name Naoko, fronts the band Stoptime and performs anti-war, impromptu street concerts that attract devoted young fans. Authorities found her guilty of organizing a concert that obstructed a subway station and imposed 13 days of administrative detention; bandmates Vladislav Leontyev and Aleksandr Orlov received similar orders. A court later ordered an additional 13 days on a petty hooliganism charge after deeming one lyric to contain an expletive. She also faces alleged discrediting of the military for performing an anti-war song by an artist labeled a "foreign agent." Stoptime announces flash performances via Telegram and opposes the Kremlin's war on Ukraine.
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