On Monday evening, Russian protest punks Pussy Riot stormed Trump Tower in NYC dressed in their trademark balaclavas and ran to an upper floor, where they hung a massive ‘Free Sentsov’ banner from the window.
Trump Tower is open to the public, so they didn’t do anything illegal, but the fuss caused the entire building to be shut down for half an hour, while staff addressed the issue.
The ‘Sentsov’ in question is Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who is currently serving a 20-year terrorism charge in a Russian prison.
“We remember when we were imprisoned, we received news about hundreds of activists around the world putting on balaclavas and going to the streets to support us”, the group posted on Facebook.
“That was the moment we understood we are not alone. But we should not forget that even though we’ve come to the other side of the fence, there are still hundreds of political prisoners behind bars waiting for your support. We received a lot of letters, smiles, and noise from you.”
Read their entire statement below, and watch video of the protest.
riot days in trump tower ✨ pic.twitter.com/ZsTNAi0Ix2
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙💦 (@pussyrrriot) October 24, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/wearepussyriot/videos/1972733232983269/
