Amnesty International urged Croatia on Wednesday to release Aysoltan Niyazov, an activist and member of the band Pussy Riot who was arrested on an Interpol warrant and faces possible extradition to Turkmenistan.
Niyazov, a national of Russia and Turkmenistan, was detained in Zagreb on Monday while attending a concert as part of the anti-war tour by the Russian anti-Kremlin punk band, proceeds of which will go to support a hospital in Kyiv.
Croatian police arrested her based on an Interpol red notice issued by Turkmenistan in 2002, on charges of alleged embezzlement of funds belonging to the country's central bank. Niyazov denies the allegations.
