Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Russian artist who set security service HQ door ablaze walks free after verdict

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A Russian performance artist arrested for setting fire to the door of Russia's Federal Security Services, the FSB, was freed on Wednesday after a court decided against jailing him. The artist was released from detention after the judge fined him $7,600 for damaging 'a cultural heritage site'. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.


IN: Pyotr Pavlensky was on trial for a performance...