One member of a Russian rock group touring in Thailand is now in Israel, while his six band mates remain in immigration detention in Bangkok. The music group Bi-2 was arrested on Thursday, accused of not having proper working papers for their gigs in Thailand. The group is openly critical of the war in Ukraine, and fears forced deportation back to Russia as host Carolyn Beeler explains.
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