Current:Home > ScamsMoscow puts popular Ukrainian singer on wanted list, accusing her of spreading false information about Russian military -Edge Finance Strategies
Moscow puts popular Ukrainian singer on wanted list, accusing her of spreading false information about Russian military
View
Date:2025-04-16 15:19:13
Russia has placed a Ukrainian singer who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on its wanted list, state news agencies reported Monday.
The reports said an Interior Ministry database listed singer Susana Jamaladinova as being sought for violating a criminal law.
The independent news site Mediazona, which covers opposition and human rights issues, said Jamaladinova was charged under a law adopted last year that bans spreading so-called fake information about the Russian military and the ongoing fighting in Ukraine.
Jamaladinova, who performs under the stage name Jamala, is of Crimean Tatar descent. Jamala, who performed at the Kennedy Center Honors in December, won the 2016 Eurovision contest with the song "1944," a title that refers to the year the Soviet Union deported Crimean Tatars en masse.
Her winning performance came almost exactly two years after Russia annexed Crimea as political turmoil gripped Ukraine. Most other countries regard the annexation as illegitimate.
Russia protested "1944" being allowed in the competition, saying it violated rules against political speech in Eurovision. But the song made no specific criticism of Russia or the Soviet Union, although it drew such implications, opening with the lyrics "When strangers are coming, they come to your house, they kill you all and say 'We're not guilty.'"
Earlier this year Jamaladinova spoke to the BBC about the release of her new folk album, Qirim, saying it was her attempt "to give strong voice to my homeland, to Crimea."
"The centuries of the Russian Empire, then Soviet Union, now Russia - they did a lot of propaganda to shut us up. Then they told the whole world we did not exist. But we know the truth. I know the truth. And so that's why for me, it's really important to show this truth through the stories behind each of the songs in this album," she told the BBC.
Just last week a Russian court sentenced artist and musician Sasha Skochilenko to seven years in prison for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages.
Skochilenko was arrested in her native St. Petersburg in April 2022 and charged with spreading false information about the military after replacing price tags with ones that decried Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- In:
- Ukraine
- Politics
- Russia
- Entertainment
veryGood! (18853)
Related
- Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
- Hard-throwing teens draw scouts, scholarships. More and more, they may also need Tommy John surgery
- Saint Rose falls in its last basketball game. The Golden Knights lost their NCAA tournament opener
- Barbiecore? Cottagecore? What does 'core' mean in slang and why can't we stop using it
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Baywatch’s Nicole Eggert Shaves Her Head Amid Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Minnie Driver gives advice to her 'heartbroken' younger self about Matt Damon split
- Ex-Tennessee Titans scout Blaise Taylor charged after deaths of girlfriend, unborn child
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- The Bachelor's Kelsey Anderson Has Important News for Joey Graziadei in Sneak Peek
Ranking
- New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
- Maryland Senate votes for Gov. Wes Moore’s gun violence prevention center
- 2024 NFL free agency updates: Tracker for Thursday's biggest buzz, notable contracts
- Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barrett mourning death of his younger brother, Nathan Barrett
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Republicans push back on new federal court policy aimed at ‘judge shopping’ in national cases
- The Best Cooling Sheets to Keep You Comfy & Sweat-Free, All Night Long
- Banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules
Recommendation
Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
Baywatch’s Nicole Eggert Shaves Her Head Amid Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Cardinals land QB Desmond Ridder, send WR Rondale Moore to Falcons in trade, per reports
Who is Mamiko Tanaka? Everything you need to know about Shohei Ohtani's wife
Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
'Grey's Anatomy' premiere recap: Teddy's fate revealed, and what's next for Meredith
Men's pro teams have been getting subsidies for years. Time for women to get them, too.
Ex-Tennessee Titans scout Blaise Taylor charged after deaths of girlfriend, unborn child