# Russia charges rapper Noize MC with ‘publicly justifying terrorism’

https://mins.news/en/item/57541

- Meduza, 2026-09-14 11:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/14/russia-charges-rapper-noize-mc-with-publicly-justifying-terrorism

> Russian prosecutors have opened a case against rapper Noize MC, whose real name is Ivan Alekseyev, under a law banning the public justification of terrorism. Prosecutors allege that he defended terrorist ideology and expressed support for an unnamed organization Russia has designated as terrorist during a concert.