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Pussy Riot Member In Hospital After Hunger Strike
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Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich (Denis Bochkarev)
Maria Alyokhina accused her jailers of singling her out for persecution.
Read more...Vladimir Putin Confronted By Topless Femen Protester
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Femen protester (Wikimedia Commons)
Putin said he "liked" the protest.
Read more...Pussy Riot One Year After The 'Punk Prayer'
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UPDATE: Punk-rockers still behind bars for protesting Russian government.
Read more...Putin Accuses Pussy Riot Member Of Anti-Semitism
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The Russian president defended the prison sentence while meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Read more...Pussy Riot Members Sent To Prison Camps
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The cover of "Pussy Riot!", the e-book created to help support the band's legal defense team (Neon Tommy, via Creative Commons)
Two punk rock feminists sent to prison camps.
Read more...Pussy Riot Member Walks Free
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One band member walks free and vows to continue political action.
Read more...Pussy Riot Appeal Hearing Delayed Until Next Week
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Band faces a two-year sentence after staging a "punk prayer" in Moscow Cathedral.
Read more...Stories To Know For Monday, Oct. 1
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Keep an eye on SCOTUS, Pussy Riot and Obama's edge.
Read more...Pussy Riot Band Forgiven By Russian Orthodox Church
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Despite granting forgiveness, the church agreed with the court's decision to prosecute the feminist rock band.
Read more...Pussy Riot Band Sentenced To Prison
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The Russian, female punk rock band has been found guilty of hooliganism.
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