Pussy Riot

Free Pussy Riot, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says again

David Trifunov — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:31:00 +0000

In August, Pussy Riot staged a “punk prayer” inside a Moscow cathedral asking for deliverance from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pussy Riot members sent to brutal prison camp, says lawyer

Daniel DeFraia — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:13:00 +0000

A lawyer for the two jailed members of Pussy Riot said Monday that Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were transferred to a remote prison camp.

Pussy Riot appeal: Yekaterina Samutsevich freed, 2 others still in jail

Jessica Phelan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:05:00 +0000

The defense team says it plans to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.

Pussy Riot appeal suspended after band member fires lawyers

Jessica Phelan — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:38:44 +0000

The punks-come-activists return to court on Oct. 10, when they will seek to challenge their two-year jail term for "hooliganism."

Pussy Riot should be freed, says Russian Prime Minister Medvedev

Jennifer Mattson — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:29:00 +0000

Medvedev's support signals they could be released when they come up for appeal Oct. 1.

Russian killer demands Pussy Riot freed

Stacey Leasca — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:13:00 +0000

On Thursday Russian officials found the bodies of two murdered women beneath a scrawled message demanding that the jailed members of Pussy Riot be freed

Taisiya Osipova, Russian opposition activist, jailed for 8 years

Mariya Karimjee — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:38:00 +0000

Osipova and her supporters have claimed that the case was politically motivated, and that police planted the four grams of heroin they found in her home in 2010.

Pussy Riot appeals hooliganism conviction in Russia

Sarah Wolfe — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:42:00 +0000

Three members of the feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot are appealing their conviction on hooliganism charges.

Pussy Riot brings best of punk to Russia

Jack Hamilton — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:23:00 +0000

For all the august legacies of the Ramones, The Clash and even the Sex Pistols, they plied their trade in countries where they weren't likely to do time for criticizing the government. Pussy Riot is inspiring and astoundingly great because they're extending the tradition into a context that matters.

The Pussy Riot is not over

Daniel DeFraia — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:50:00 +0000

There were at least five protesters at the Church of Christ the Savior performance.

Russian Orthodox Church clerics forgive Pussy Riot

Talia Ralph — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:47:58 +0000

The Russian Orthodox church's top clerics said Saturday that they forgive Pussy Riot, the feminist band convicted Friday to two years in prison for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.

Behind the Pussy Riot headlines, Russia wages a battle against the opposition

Tom Balmforth — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0000

MOSCOW — Friday’s sentencing of three feminist punk rockers to two years in jail dominated headlines around the world. But moves against lesser-known figures appear to show the Pussy Riot case is part of a comprehensive legal crackdown against the oppopsition taking place behind the scenes.

Pussy Riot's hooliganism explained

Jessen O'Brien — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:14:00 +0000

In Russia, anti-Putin punk protest group Pussy Riot has been charged with hooliganism. But what is hooliganism?

What does Pussy Riot sentencing mean for Russia's opposition?

Stacey Leasca — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Russia's protest punk band Pussy Riot has been sentenced for an anti-Putin protest at Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior. What does the verdict mean for Russia, Putin and the future of protest in the country?

Before there was Pussy Riot, there was Riot Grrrl

Jessen O'Brien — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:22:00 +0000

Russian punk band Pussy Riot has been charged with hooliganism for singing anti-Putin protest songs in an orthodox cathedral. Pussy Riot has created quite a stir—but it’s important to remember that they are not one of a kind.