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The members of the feminist punk collective have already had their fair share of trouble since arriving in Sochi, but this latest bit of news is just disgusting. Apparently, the women had their latest protests interrupted by pepper spray and whip-wielding Cossacks. Read More »
Pussy Riot members (or not, if you listen to the rest of the collective) Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have been arrested in Sochi. Read More »
You might have seen the recently freed members of Pussy Riot around. The Russian feminist activists have made appearances on Russian television, The Colbert Report and were guests of honor at a recent Amnesty International concert. However, it appears that Masha Alyokhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova are no longer members of the collective. Pussy Riot proper released an open letter distancing themselves from the duo. Read More »
Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova had a great sense of humor about Colbert's approach and seemed to be familiar with his tactics. Colbert asked if they would like to thank Putin for releasing them, and through the translator they said they would rather thank their supporters. Read More »
Last time we reported on the potential for jailed Pussy Riot members to be freed from prison, it came with a lot of "if's." IF the amnesty bill passes and IF it is determined that the jailed PR members fall under the new law. Well, we're happy to report that both of those variables have been accounted for and the two remaining jailed members of PR will return home. Read More »
The two remaining incarcerated members of feminist punk rock group Pussy Riot may soon go free if a proposed amnesty bill passes Russia's Parliament. The bill, which was submitted by Putin himself, would grant amnesty to a wide range of non-violent offenders like Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina. Read More »
Selenators in Russia are feeling pretty bummed out right now, I'd imagine. Selena Gomez won't be able to play any dates in the country because her visa to perform in the even greater white north was denied. The promoters claim the move was a direct result of Gomez's support for LGBT rights. Read More »
Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot has ended her 11-day hunger strike after security officials made concessions to the feminist punk-rocker's demands. The woman who was jailed for participating in an anti-Kremlin protest announced her strike during a parole hearing on May 22. Read More »
Maria Alekhina, member of the all-girls Russian punk rock band, Pussy Riot's appeal to suspend her jail term has been refused by the Russian court. Read More »
Pussy Riot Member, Yekaterina Samutsevich is freed from a two year sentence. After filing an appeal, a Moscow appeals court freed the Pussy Riot member, but the prior decision is upheld for the two other members. Read More »
New Pussy Riot Song: Lyrics Slam Vladimir Putin While Russian Police Hunt For Remaining Members Read More »
Following the announcement on Friday that three members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years in jail for "committing hooliganism driven by religious hatred" and offending religious believers, the band has released a new single entitled "Putin Lights Up the Fires." Read More »
Canadian electro-pop musician Merrill Beth Nisker (better known by her stage name ‘Peaches’), has written a punk rock protest melody for the imprisoned members of the Russian punk rock feminist band Pussy Riot. Although most of the individuals who appear in the video flaunt Pussy Riot’s trademark dayglo balaclavas, there are supposedly a number of appearances by fellow big-name supporters, including the Hives, Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and British singer Kate Nash. Read More »
