Monday, 30 July 2012

Pussy Riot: Free Pussy Riot!

Today, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich - three members of the Russian group Pussy Riot - begin their Moscow show trial.
In March they were arrested and charged with "hooliganism" after their band performed a song in Russia's main Orthodox cathedral that mocked President Putin. 
The women are clearly being made examples of in an attempt to discourage dissent and the growing protest movement against the Putin regime.
They face up to seven years in prison.
For singing a song FFS.

freepussyriot.org
Index On Censorship interview.

This preliminary hearing begins at 7.30am BST and will be streamed live here.

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