Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot join long history of Russia’s strong female dissidents
Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina join a long line of courageous women in Russia who, in recent years, have been imprisoned, threatened, intimidated and killed for speaking out against the authorities.
By Lucy Popescu | The Foreign Desk | Monday, 20 August 2012 at 2:46 pm
Putin, the Patriarch and Pussy Riot: what’s behind the trial of Russia’s punk rockers
When Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samoutsevitch climbed on stage at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in early March and had a go at President Vladimir Putin, they could not have imagined the rollercoaster ride they were about to embark on.
By Manuel Barcia | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 at 4:01 pm
Madonna’s support of the Pussy Riot three is to be welcomed
By persecuting a punk band in the name of the Orthodox Church, Putin’s regime hopes to bolster its flagging popularity
By C J Schuler | Eagle Eye, Opinion | Sunday, 12 August 2012 at 8:44 pm
As Pussy Riot’s trial begins, Putin’s opposition grows stronger
As opposition forces are slapped down by the cruel hand of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin is looking increasingly desperate and petulant.
By Eva Charalambous | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 2 August 2012 at 4:54 pm
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By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 11 May 2012 at 5:14 pm
Pussy Riot were arrested for freedom of expression
Vladimir Putin recently claimed that democracy is the fundamental right of the people to elect their government as well as to continuously influence it and the decision-making process. Yet the recent detention of three members of an all-female punk band for a protest performance suggests that state censorship and violations against free expression remain as strong as ever in Russia.
By Lucy Popescu | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 at 4:00 am
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