Pussy Riot are free, but the beast lives on. It's true, Pussy Riot members are free.
Yesterday, the Russian parliament passed a Putin-backed amnesty law which covers Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot, members of the Greenpeace Arctic 30 and four Moscow protesters from May 2012. Seems like we should all be happy. But this justice, like their trials, is fake. Putin's PR move just exposed the insides of the corrupt system. The innocent are forgiven for non-existent crimes. Pussy Riot were the end of an era. Your life is just dust to them, and can be taken at any moment. Out of the darkness they appeared on the Red Square, wearing bright coloured-balaclavas and shouting "Putin Zassal" (“Putin pisses himself from fear”).
“What exactly did they do wrong?” Remember when Hunter S Thompson in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” wrote about the forces of Old and Evil? Living in Russia can feel strange sometimes. But when I think of the activists about to be freed, I feel incredibly happy for them. Pussy Riot's Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova Released From Prison, Call Putin's Amnesty "Disgusting" "Cynical" "Propaganda" According to Kremlin-run news agency Russia Today and other Russian media, Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina has been released from prison, just minutes ago.
However, the circumstances are bizarre. Her lawyer confirmed the release, despite Alyokhina’s desire to stay in prison. According to Russian-language tweets from @gruppa_voina, Alyokhina was escorted out of jail via a Federal Penitentiary Service vehicle and her lawyer was unable to contact her or even to catch up with her en route. Alyokhina is on her way to an international airport train station, her lawyer tells Itar-Tass. We’re scanning social media for verification of where she’s actually going and will be bringing you updates. UPDATES: A rep of @FreePussyRiot tells ANIMAL, “There is no way she is leaving Russia.” Alyokhina spoke on Rain TV live, declaring that if she had any option not to accept Putin’s amnesty, she wouldn’t have. Now I am not afraid of anything anymore, believe me.
Masha also spoke with the New York Times: We wish Nadia and Masha well – but they're no longer part of Pussy Riot. We, the anonymous members of Pussy Riot, would like to say many thanks to all the people who have supported us, those who demanded the release of our members, those who sympathised with us and sympathised with our ideology.
We are very grateful to all of you; we deeply appreciate and respect everyone who has contributed to the Pussy Riot campaign. Our joint efforts were not in vain: Vladimir Putin had to bend under the pressure of the international community and let Nadia and Masha free. Thus, 23 December was a real celebration for us – the liberation day of prisoners of conscience and the liberation of the entire Pussy Riot. But the amnesty is certainly not the end of our dreams. We demand real justice: that is, the complete abolition of the verdict and the recognition that the entire criminal case against Pussy Riot was illegitimate. We are very pleased with Masha and Nadia's release. Unfortunately we cannot congratulate them in person because they refuse to have any contact with us. Панк-молебен "Богородица, Путина прогони" Pussy Riot в Храме.
Freepussyriot articles fr. Freepussyriot support. Pussy Riot jailed for two years - live updates. We're coming to sentencing now but here is an English translation of the lyrics from Pussy Riot's song as taken from the website Freepussyriot.org.
Punk-Prayer "Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away"(choir)Virgin Mary, Mother of God, put Putin away Рut Putin away, put Putin away(end chorus) ... Black robe, golden epaulettes All parishioners crawl to bow The phantom of liberty is in heaven Gay-pride sent to Siberia in chainsThe head of the KGB, their chief saint, Leads protesters to prison under escort In order not to offend His Holiness Women must give birth and loveShit, shit, the Lord's shit! Condamnées à 2 ans de camp, les Pussy Riot font appel. « Tous les papiers sont dans le dossier » déposé devant le Tribunal municipal de Moscou, a déclaré Mme Volkova.
Nadejda Tolokonnikova, 22 ans, Ekaterina Samoutsevitch, 30 ans, et Maria Alekhina, 24 ans, ont été condamnées le 17 août à deux ans de camp chacune pour « hooliganisme » et « incitation à la haine religieuse » après avoir chanté en février une « prière punk » dans la cathédrale du Christ-Sauveur à Moscou, demandant à la Sainte Vierge de « chasser Poutine » du pouvoir. Report au 10 octobre du procès en appel des Pussy Riot. Le procès en appel de trois jeunes femmes du groupe Pussy Riot s'est brièvement ouvert lundi 1er octobre dans la capitale russe, avant d'être finalement reporté au 10 octobre.
Une des condamnées, Ekaterina Samoutsevitch, a en effet annoncé avoir rompu avec ses avocats et se trouver sans défenseur. "Le renvoi demandé est accepté. RUSSIE. Une des Pussy Riot libérée en appel. Il n'aura fallu que trois heures pour rendre cette décision.
La cour d'appel russe a décidé ce mercredi 10 octobre de libérer une des Pussy Riot et confirmé la condamnation à deux ans de camp de travail des deux autres. Les trois jeunes femmes étaient jugées en appel ce mardi matin après avoir été condamnées à deux ans de camp de travail pour leur "prière punk" anti-Poutine dans une cathédrale moscovite. D'après le site d'information russe rt.com, la sentence d'Ekaterina Samoutsevitch a été revue car sa défense avait plaidé avec succès qu'elle avait été stoppée avant d'avoir pu participer à la démonstration. "Libérer immédiatement" la jeune femme, a ainsi ordonné la présidente du tribunal.
Sa peine est transformée en sursis. La Pussy Riot libérée porte plainte à la Cour Européenne. La Pussy Riot libérée porte plainte à la Cour Européenne © AFP/Natalia Kolesnikova.
Pussy Riot Appeals Convictions for 'Hooliganism' to European Human Rights Court. Three members of the Russian punk feminist collective Pussy Riot (shown here in court in October) were convicted of “hooliganism” in August.
Attorneys for (left to right) Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova filed a complaint Wednesday with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg contesting their conviction. Photo: Sergey Ponomarev/AP Attorneys for three members of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot are taking the group’s “hooliganism” convictions to a human rights court, alleging the Russian government’s actions against them for performing a protest song in a Moscow church violate the European Convention on Human Rights. In a complaint filed on Wednesday, lawyers for the Pussy Riot members claim the convictions violated the convention’s rights to liberty and security, the prohibition of torture, guarantees of freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial, according to the Associated Press.