Thousands Rally Against Putin in Moscow
Thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian rule and calling for the release of people they consider political prisoners
Pussy Rioter Declares Hunger Strike
Maria Alekhina, an imprisoned member of punk band Pussy Riot, has declared a hunger strike in protest against a court’s decision not to allow her to personally attend a hearing on her possible parole release
Pussy Riot Speaks Out in ’60 Minutes’ Segment
Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot — one of them with her face behind a mask and her voice distorted — have spoken out in a new interview to say they have no regrets, and will continue to fight against the Russian government
Pussy Riot: One Year Later
On the evening of February 20, 2013 I stood with a small, but colorful group of activistsoutside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC.
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Taken to Prison Hospital
The Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been transferred from the women’s penal colony where she is serving her two-year sentence to a nearby prison hospital after experiencing severe headaches
Russia’s Human Rights Record is the Worst Since the Soviet Era
Authoritarianism increased last year in Russia to levels unseen since the Soviet era with a raft of harsh laws curbing political freedoms and harassment of opposition activists and critics
Pussy Riot Receiving Death Threats
One of the two jailed members of the Russian political opposition group, Pussy Riot, has described how she received death threats from two inmates inside the penal colony where she is serving her sentence.
Court Turns Down Pussy Riot Plea to Raise Child
A Russian court has refused to defer the jail term of a member of punk protest group Pussy Riot over concerns for her child
Thousands Protest Law Banning Americans From Adopting Russian Children
Thousands of people marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia’s new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a far bigger number than expected in a sign that outrage over the ban has breathed some life into the dispirited anti-Kremlin opposition movement
Pussy Riot Remains Vigilant
One year ago, Yekaterina Samutsevich was riding a euphoric high. Moscow had exploded in an unexpected storm of protest, as tens of thousands took to the streets to show their anger at Vladimir Putin’s upcoming return to the presidency
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