All Posts Tagged With: "Pussy Riot"
Jailed Pussy Riot Member Decries Prison Conditions
Jailed Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has written a letter decrying the living and working conditions in her penaly colony, where administrators use the constant threat of being denied parole to keep inmates in line.
Dec 18, 2012 | Continued
Freed Pussy Riot Member Heads Back to Court to Defend Video
Yekaterina Samutsevich, the member of the jailed Pussy Riot trio who was released on parole last month, is asking a Moscow court to become involved in a case that might declare a video of the group’s performance to be “extremist.”
Nov 9, 2012 | Continued
Pussy Riot Verdict & Kasparov Arrest: How You Can Help
Some ways that you can help support the political prisoners, activists, and opposition politicians suffering under Putin’s unlawful regime.
Aug 20, 2012 | Continued
Garry Kasparov Arrested and Beaten by Police
Opposition leader Garry Kasparov was arrested, beaten, and absurdly accused of biting a police officer outside of the courthouse where the guilty verdict in the Pussy Riot case was announced today.
Aug 17, 2012 | Continued
Three-Fourths of Russians Want the Church Out of Politics
New polling results show that fewer and fewer Russian citizens trust the Russian Orthodox Church, and a vast majority feel that the church should stay out of politics.
Aug 14, 2012 | Continued
Pussy Riot Releases Letter From Jail
The three arrested members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot have released a letter thanking their supporters and calling both sides to respectful dialogue.
Jul 26, 2012 | Continued
Abolishing Activity
The editorial team at Gazeta.ru issues a warning to the Russian government that continuing to pressure civil society could lead to a growth in more extremist forces who, unlike the ones the state is now persecuting, are indisposed to compromise.
Jul 23, 2012 | Continued
Persecution of Pussy Riot is ‘Illegal,’ Say Experts
A group of experts commissioned by Russia’s Presidential Council on Human Rights has concluded that the persecution of a punk band is more representative of the inspector’s personal judgment call than anything else.
Jun 21, 2012 | Continued
Pussy Riot Support Bus Circles Central Moscow
A bus excursion in support of arrested members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot took place on Moscow’s Garden Ring on Saturday despite initial police interference.
Mar 31, 2012 | Continued
Three Arrested at Thwarted Pussy Riot Prayer Session
Unexpected “technical difficulties” at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior prevent supporters of arrested musicians from holding a prayer session in their support, while police arrest them for no actual reason.
Mar 9, 2012 | Continued