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"The day singer-songwriter Manizha Sangin was supposed to headline a June music
festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, she went instead to a shelter housing
Ukrainian refugees. A week earlier, the festival had abruptly removed her from
its lineup — the second to do so. Soon, her July solo show in Moscow was also
canceled, with the venue citing pressure from the government as its reason.
"Because of my words, because of my position," Manizha says, in the way of
someone explaining things that need no explanation.
In February, when Russian troops attacked Ukraine, Manizha posted her
opposition on Instagram, calling it a "fratricidal conflict" against the will
of the people. In March, a new song, "Soldier," followed, calling with eerie
timing for an end to wars. In June, a big Russian newspaper reported that
Manizha was in Paris, where she'd traveled to visit her sister after a car
accident.
A vast cyberbullying campaign pounced, painting Manizha — who represented
Russia at the Eurovision song contest last year — as an anti-Russian traitor
who'd run off to France only to return to cash in on concerts. In fact she has
not relocated, in big part because of her Moscow-based refugee-support
foundation."
Via Diane A.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
