Pussy Riot and FEMEN Activists Storm Russian Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Approximately 50 activists from the Russian punk group Pussy Riot and the Ukrainian feminist organization FEMEN, wearing pink balaclavas, stormed and blockaded the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The demonstrators deployed colored smoke and chanted anti-war slogans to protest Russia's inclusion in the art exhibition amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Date: May 6, 2026
Location: Southern Europe, Italy
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: protest
Severity: MEDIUM
Source: Associated Press