Topic: Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot Is Not Doing Well in Prison

Associated Press

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of the members of Pussy Riot has been hospitalized in her prison colony in Mordovia, for what the Associated Press is calling a "full medical check-up." 

By David Wagner

Jan 16, 2013

Russian Court Denies Pussy Riot Member a Chance to Raise Her Son

Things just keep getting bleaker for the two Pussy Riot members still in prison. Today, Maria Alyokhina asked a Russian court to defer her sentence until her 5-year-old becomes a teenager. They denied her plea at an emotional hearing, sending her straight back to jail.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 29, 2012

Russian Court Tries to Ban All Online Videos of Pussy Riot

A court in Moscow ruled today that the anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot are "extremists" and that any website that continues to host video clips shot by and of them should be blocked

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By David Wagner

Nov 21, 2012

What Pussy Riot's New Path to Freedom Looks Like

Freed Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich has accused the band's former legal team of theft and deception, blaming them for the continued imprisonment of other band members. With a new lawyer at the helm, will the other two Pussy Riot prisoners see freedom anytime soon?

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By John Hudson

Nov 2, 2012

Dmitry Medvedev Calls for the Release of Pussy Riot ... Again

He may technically be Russia's second most powerful official, but he's no get-out-of-jail free card: For the second time, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for Pussy Riot's release on Friday, saying the female punk rockers have served enough time already. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 22, 2012

Russia Went Ahead and Sent Pussy Riot to the Worst Prison Camps Possible

Without any trace of pomp or circumstance, Russian authorities sent the two members of Pussy Riot still in custody to a couple of far flung prison colonies on Monday.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 15, 2012

Pussy Riot Is Heading to a Horrible Russian Prison Colony

The two members of Pussy Riot who remain behind bars lost an appeal to serve out the length of their two-year sentences at a Moscow pre-trial detention center on Monday.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 10, 2012

Firing Her Lawyer Worked for One Member of Pussy Riot

Thanks to her new lawyer and the good sense to ditch her former legal team, Yekaterina Samutsevich became the first member of Pussy Riot to walk free today.  

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By John Hudson

Oct 1, 2012

Pussy Riot Fires Lawyers, Hearing Postponed

Just when everyone thought the tribulations of Pussy Riot were coming to an end, the all-female punk collective slings a curveball.

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By John Hudson

Sep 24, 2012

Pussy Riot Doesn't Sound Too Optimistic

When Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Pussy Riot had spent enough time behind bars, it raised hopes that they could be released at their next court hearing on Monday, Oct. 1. But in a new interview from prison, the band does not sound all that hopeful.

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By David Wagner

Sep 12, 2012

Comment of the Day

'Putin Is Expected to Challenge Medvedev to an Arm Wrestling Match'

Russia's prime minister called for the early release of imprisoned Pussy Riot members today. One commenter took the occasion to imagine how Putin and Medvedev might resolve an argument.

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By David Wagner

Sep 12, 2012

Russian Prime Minister Calls for the Release of Pussy Riot

A new, unlikely voice has been added to the 'Free Pussy Riot' refrain: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Any more jail time would be "unproductive," he says.

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By David Wagner

Sep 12, 2012

Pussy Riot E-Book Coming Soon; Fear of an Amazon Monopoly

Today in books and publishing: E.L. James' husband isn't a dom; Cosmopolis reconsidered; NYPD called in for Junot Díaz reading; Pussy Riot to storm e-readers.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 6, 2012

Putin on Group Sex: It's Great for People Who Like Breaks

"Some fans say that group sex is better than one-on-one because, like in any collective work, you can take it easy a bit," said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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By Adam Martin

Aug 31, 2012

Of Course Pussy Riot Supporters Didn't Kill Two Women in Russia

Even before Russian police cracked the case it seemed fairly obvious that the words "Free Pussy Riot" scrawled across the wall at a double murder scene in Kazan were there as a diversion, not an actual political statement.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 30, 2012

The Pussy Riot Story Now Has a Body Count

In one of the more disturbing things you'll hear out of Russia regarding Pussy Riot, the bodies of two murdered women were found in the town of Kazan, with the words "Free Pussy Riot" scrawled out on the wall above them.

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 26, 2012

Pussy Riot Are On the Run

The official Twitter account for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot announced that two of their members have left Russia to avoid further persecution from Russian authorities. 

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By Jen Doll

Aug 22, 2012

Free Pussy Riot: When 'Vulgar' Words Become Acceptable

There's a word we keep seeing in the news of late, a word it seems like we weren't supposed to say in mixed company, much less in "family" newspapers. Now it's everywhere—or, at least, in way more places than it used to be. 

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By Adam Martin

Aug 20, 2012

Russia Is Not Finished With Pussy Riot

Apparently not content with the worldwide condemnation they've already received over the conviction of Pussy Riot, Russian authorities are now searching for more band members on more criminal charges.

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By John Hudson

Aug 17, 2012

White House, State Department Back Pussy Riot

Standing up for liberty can create some strange bedfellows: Like the State Department and the reportedly orgy-lovingcathedral-desecrating feminist punk band Pussy Riot.

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By Adam Martin

Aug 17, 2012

Garry Kasparov Caught up in Crazy Pussy Riot Protests

The prostests around the conviction of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are getting intense, and to top off all the craziness and nudity, Russian chess master and democracy activist Garry Kasparov has been arrested.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Aug 17, 2012

Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot Found Guilty, Given 2-Year Jail Terms

The three members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot have been found guilty of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and each was given a two-year prison sentence.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 15, 2012

Alicia Silverstone Cluelessly Defends Pussy Riot

One of the only good things to come out of Russia's ridiculous Pussy Riot trial is that their supporters have come out in droves, and the second best thing? Cher Horowitz  Alicia Silverstone's roundabout defense of the band and vegan appeal to President Vladimir Putin.

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By Adam Martin

Jul 30, 2012

Russia Makes Pussy Riot's Point By Putting the Band on Trial

The trial of Russian punk pranksters Pussy Riot promises to give them ample time in the international spotlight, making their original pantomime protest against church-state ties wildly successful.

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