Activists in London are calling on the British government to prevent two Russian singers who are prominent supporters of the Kremlin's policies in Ukraine from entering the country. Iosif Kobzon and Alla Perfilova, known by her stage name Valeriya, are due to perform Tuesday at the British capital's Royal Albert Hall in a heavily advertised concert supported by Russia's official cultural body Rossotrudnichestvo. Both performers have already been granted visas to enter Britain. Campaigners, who have launched an online petition to bar them from entering the country, say the singers have by their "words and actions" legitimized Russia's annexation of
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- 10/16/2014
- by Nick Holdsworth
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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