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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Members of Russian anti-war rock band face deportation from Thailand

Bi-2 performing
Bi-2, one of the most successful Russian-language rock bands since the end of the Soviet Union, are critical of the war in Ukraine Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP

Members of a prominent dissident Russian rock band critical of the war in Ukraine are facing possible deportation home from Thailand after they were arrested while touring on the resort island of Phuket.

Seven members of the Bi-2 group were detained by Thai immigration authorities last Wednesday in Phuket for working without a permit. Bi-2 said their members were moved to Bangkok, where they have been held behind bars since.

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