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Without overreaction by the Russian authorities, the band’s theatrical anti-Putin “punk prayer” at a Russian Orthodox cathedral would have touched almost no one beyond the handful present for the action. Now the three young women — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich — are internationally known and have been deemed “prisoners of conscience” by Amnesty International , and their band’s racy name has become something akin to a household word. Conversely, Putin appears not only oppressive but scared, weakened by a show trial that was intended to solidify his rule.

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Pussy Riot's Punk Prayer: Was It Worth Two Years in Prison?

Three women’s rights activists share Nobel Peace Prize

By Agence France-Presse Friday, October 7, 2011 6:49 EDT Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot and “peace warrior” Leymah Gbowee and Yemen’s Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

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<img width="650" height="366" src="http://thegrio.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/togo-sex-strike.jpg?w=650" class="attachment-single wp-post-image" alt="In this Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 photo, female opposition leader Isabelle Ameganvi calls on Togo's women to observe a one-week sex strike beginning Monday, in Lome, Togo. The female wing of a civil rights group is urging women in Togo to stage a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of the country's president.(AP Photo/ Erick Kaglan)" /> In this Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 photo, female opposition leader Isabelle Ameganvi calls on Togo's women to observe a one-week sex strike beginning Monday, in Lome, Togo. The female wing of a civil rights group is urging women in Togo to stage a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of the country's president.

Togo women push sex strike to unseat president

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Activist: Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi, Pakistan Youth Alliance Filmmaker: Oliver Englehart

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/activate/2011/09/20119415101883395.html

Pakistan: The New Radicals - Activate

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Albert Einstein Institution - Advancing freedom through nonviolent action

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The Yes Men Present: The Yes Lab for Creative Activism by The Yes Lab

For years, the Yes Men have been tinkering with side-splitting mischief as a way to fight injustice. Our latest film about those efforts, The Yes Men Fix the World , won lots of awards and was released all over the planet... but it simply did not fix the world. So a year ago, we decided that showing what we do wasn’t enough: we needed to help people to actually do it themselves.

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Activate – a brand new series telling the stories of activists around the world as they challenge authority, take direct action and stand up for what they believe in. This is true grass roots activism. Use the map to follow the activists, interact with them, watch the films and tell us about a campaign that you think should be on the Activate Map. by kathologist Sep 28

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