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Pussy Riot Documentary Coming to HBO

Michael Gallucci — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:09:33 +0000

‘Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer,’ a documentary about the imprisoned Russian punk band, has been picked up by HBO. The cable-TV network will most likely air the movie sometime this year. The documentary — which focuses on three members of Pussy Riot, the Moscow-based music and arts collective that has been all over the [...]

Pussy Riot Member Denied Appeal

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:52:12 +0000

The plight of Pussy Riot rages on, and the ripple effect is now being felt, as Maria Alekhina, one of the imprisoned members of the Russian punk collective, saw her recent appeal denied by a Russian court. Alekhina, 24, had asked for a deferral of her two-year prison sentence due to the fact that she has a 5-year-old son, who is now being cared for by her mother.

Freed Pussy Riot Member Vows to Continue Fighting for Jailed Friends

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:48:10 +0000

Yekaterina Samutsevich is the only member of Pussy Riot to have been released from prison after being charged with "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" for performing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in a Moscow cathedral this summer. Despite having gained her freedom, she is not backing down, nor is she giving up the fight to free the two incarcerated members of her Russian art-punk collective.

Pussy Riot Members Nominated for Time Person of the Year 2012 Award

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:12:45 +0000

The plight of Pussy Riot, who saw three members of their art/protest/punk collective jailed this summer after performing an anti-Vladmir Putin song in a Moscow cathedral in February, grabbed international headlines and garnered plenty of support from the music community. Now, three members -- the two that remain imprisoned and the one who was given probation -- have been nominated for Time magazine's 2012 Person of the Year honors.

Pussy Riot Supported by Jesus on 'South Park'

Gina Vespa — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:32:40 +0000

The imprisonment of Russian band Pussy Riot has been a hot news story as of late, so it’s no surprise that the issue was mentioned in a recent installment of ‘South Park.’ In the episode, which aired on Halloween, Jesus sports a ‘Free Pussy Riot’ t-shirt and shares his thoughts on the matter.

Pussy Riot Member Freed from Jail After Successful Appeal

Jeff Giles — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:08:00 +0000

Russia’s fearsome 99 percent court conviction rate took a tiny hit today, as a panel of judges has decided to overturn the conviction of one Pussy Riot member and release her on appeal. The prisoner, Yekaterina Samutsevich, had served six months of her two-year sentence, but the panel agreed with her lawyers’ argument that she [...]

Pussy Riot to Receive John Lennon Memorial Peace Grant

Jeff Giles — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:02:28 +0000

The members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot have had quite a year, enduring trial and imprisonment for their outspoken criticism of their country’s current political regime — but they’re about to receive a little extra money for their trouble. The cash infusion comes courtesy of the Lennonono Grant for Peace, a biennial award administered [...]