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Russian court puts theatre director under house arrest

by Shaun Walker, Agencies

Kirill Serebrennikov is accused of embezzling £900,000, but supporters say he is victim of crackdown on dissentA court in Moscow has put a widely revered Russian theatre director under house arrest on charges of embezzling £900,000, in a case that his supporters fear is part of a crackdown on dissenting voices.Kirill Serebrennikov, 47, was detained on Tuesday in St Petersburg where he was shooting a film and pu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:12am on August 23, 2017