A Russian court in Moscow on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a playwright accused of advocating terrorism in a play. This trial marks the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia. Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, who is competing for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, criticized the trial and brandished a picture of the two theater artists. The accused director and playwright have stated that they oppose terrorism.
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Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, competing for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, brandished a picture of two theater artists who went on trial in Moscow on Monday. https://t.co/H2IcBIM44e
A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a playwright accused of advocating terrorism in a play, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia. https://t.co/7a6FYX6Tao
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