Overview

• Scheduled for June 28 at Berlin’s Uber Eats Music Hall, the “This is Navalny!” event was to feature the Pet Shop Boys, Russian artists and a live conversation with Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya.
• On June 17, the Pet Shop Boys announced they had received an “enttäuschende Nachricht” from Navalny’s team prompting the abrupt call-off.
• The inaugural Alexey Navalny Prize, originally set for presentation at the concert, will now be awarded at a later date.
• Organizers have pledged full refunds for ticket holders and compensation for any unrecoverable travel and accommodation expenses.
• Proceeds were designated for the You Are Not Alone Foundation to support political prisoners in Russia and their families.