A Moscow court has designated the protest punk collective Pussy Riot as an "extremist organization" and prohibited its activities across the Russian Federation, announcing on Telegram that it has added the group to the official list of "terrorists and extremists" alongside Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, the company Meta and the international LGBT movement.Nadezhda Tolokonnikova said the decision had been expected and posted archival remarks on X, while
Maria Alyokhina — who left
Russia in 2021 disguised as a food delivery worker after facing prison threats — and other exiled members warned that the label gives state authorities more legal tools to punish associates and imperils supporters who cannot or choose not to leave.