Pussy Rioter Declares Hunger Strike Protesting Slave Labor
A jailed member of Russia’s Pussy Riot punk band has started a hunger strike to protest “slave labor” in her penal colony, claiming she received death threats from a senior colony official, who in turn said he was blackmailed by her husband and lawyer
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: 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 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
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
Moscow Court Bans Pussy Riot Music Videos
A district court in Moscow has declared videos by the Pussy Riot punk band as extremist and ordered internet providers to block them in Russia
Pussy Riot Battles its Legal Team
A row has erupted around the jailed punk band Pussy Riot, with the group’s members and supporters trading accusations of theft, lies and Kremlin collaboration with their lawyers
Pussy Riot Destined for Horrible Prison Colony
Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will spend the next two years of their lives in a dreadful-sounding Russian prison colony, all for a dancing on an altar
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