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category international | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Friday April 20, 2012 13:01author by pat c Report this post to the editors

Contact President Putin To Ask For Their Release.

Police have arrested protesters outside a Moscow court during a custody hearing for three women accused of violating public order at a cathedral. At least 20 people were detained, both supporters and Russian Orthodox opponents of the women, said to be members of a punk band, Pussy Riot. The women were arrested last month after an obscene political song was played inside the cathedral in Moscow.

Contact President Putin To Ask For Their Release.
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At least two of them deny being in the group or taking part in the action. The court is deciding whether to keep them in custody ahead of their trial. If convicted of violating public order, the women could face up to seven years in prison.

Around 100 people had gathered outside the court building, with supporters of the women chanting "Freedom". Witnesses described seeing flares being set off and an egg being thrown by an Orthodox activist at the husband of one of the accused women.

Lyudmila Alexeyeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Russia's oldest independent human rights organisation, said the women should never have been arrested in the first place. "What they did does not deserve such a long period of imprisonment," she said.

Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, arrested on 3 March, have denied being in the punk group or taking part in the performance. A third woman, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was arrested on 15 March.

Pussy Riot members, their faces masked with balaclavas, performed their controversial Punk Prayer inside Christ The Saviour Cathedral on 21 February, later releasing a video of the event.

The song, which has an obscene chorus, savages Vladimir Putin and also appears to mock Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Patriarch's official spokesman, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, told the BBC that "the main task of the state and society is to guarantee that nothing of that kind happens again and in this sense I think the state and society should be severe".

Putin does have a sense of humour and is unlikely to be upset at being lampooned in a punk song. Whats more worrying here is the Orthodox Church saying that the event should be treated more seriously because it took place inside a church. Normally this sort of incident would attract a maximum six month sentence.

Freedom of expression should be defended and more importantly the Orthodox Church should not be above criticism.

Please go to the following link and send a (polite) message to President Putin asking him to intervene in this case to secure the release of the women and to pardon them if they are convicted.

http://eng.letters.kremlin.ru/

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Pussy Riot Band Members In Russian Orthodox Church


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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   Protest as Pussy Riot gets another two months in jail     pat c    Wed Jun 20, 2012 13:02 
 2   ANTI-FLAG RELEASE SONG IN SUPPORT OF RUSSIAN ACTIVIST BAND PUSSY RIOT     pat c    Sun Jun 24, 2012 23:56 
 3   putin is a hero     boris    Mon Jun 25, 2012 08:23 
 4   I think, Boris..     opus diablos    Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:17 
 5   Another Boris     Ivan Ivanov    Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:36 
 6   WTF?     Ivanski    Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:40 
 7   Boris is Back     Ivanich    Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:48 
 8   Some people will believe anything if you stick the word 'Socialist' in front of your name     Anti-CIA propaganda    Mon Jun 25, 2012 15:40 
 9   More examples of nonsense from 'Boris Kagerlitsky'     Anti-CIA propaganda    Mon Jun 25, 2012 15:53 
 10   CNN amnd FOX caught lying about Russia     Anti-CIA propaganda    Mon Jun 25, 2012 15:55 
 11   put them in the pile marked "kasparov"     Natasha    Mon Jun 25, 2012 16:02 
 12   Ivan Ivanov, Ivanich, and Ivanski - all the same person?     Anti-CIA propaganda    Mon Jun 25, 2012 16:06 
 13   FFS     Ivanovich    Mon Jun 25, 2012 19:57 
 14   '..need to work..'     opus diablos    Mon Jun 25, 2012 20:26 
 15   Global Crisis: A Russian Perspective     Ivanich    Mon Jun 25, 2012 20:39 
 16   You seem to be happy to swallow any bullshit as l,ong as the person bullshitting sticks the word 'Socialist' in front of their name     Anti-CIA propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 01:18 
 17   Both you and the suppossed 'Socialist' Boris Kagarlitsky are deliberately hiding the fact that so-called Russia 'opposition groups' are in fact paid operatives of the US Gov't     Anti-CIA propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 01:47 
 18   Correction on the polling numbers     Anti-CIA propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 01:52 
 19   RE: your claim that I am 'supporting a Dictator'     Anti-CIA propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 02:00 
 20   The Original Post on this thread even contains quotes from US funded groups     Anti-CIA propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 05:01 
 21   Video of fake Russia 'opposition' going to meet their US paymasters     Anti-CIA propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 05:28 
 22   hmm     opus diablos    Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:54 
 23   100,00 protest in Moscow     Ivan    Tue Jun 26, 2012 13:16 
 24   Widespread fraud alleged as Putin wins presidential election     Ivan    Tue Jun 26, 2012 13:27 
 25   No need to jam up the whole page     Anti-Spammers    Tue Jun 26, 2012 13:46 
 26   There's Lies, there's damn lies and then there's Socialst Worker Statistical sleight of hand     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 14:26 
 27   @Opus     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 14:32 
 28   The FACT remains that ALL the allegations of fraud can be traced back to the US financed FAKE opposition     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 14:39 
 29   chill ACP..     opus diablos    Tue Jun 26, 2012 14:42 
 30   Putin goes on the offensive     Ivan    Tue Jun 26, 2012 14:47 
 31   @Opus     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 14:55 
 32   More WSWS nonsense     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 15:03 
 33   Poor old Russians     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 15:14 
 34   The double-standards of these so-called 'Socialists' is astounding, IMHO     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jun 26, 2012 15:20 
 35   maybe I'm just too long..     opus diablos    Tue Jun 26, 2012 15:42 
 36   30 min interview on Putin’s Russia     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Thu Jun 28, 2012 00:18 
 37   fraid, ACP..     opus diablos    Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:01 
 38   Right click     ACP    Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:56 
 39   United Russia borrows Soviet idea, plans opening party schools     Ivano    Fri Jun 29, 2012 18:46 
 40   Russian HR watchdog to check ban on gay propaganda     Ivana    Fri Jun 29, 2012 18:51 
 41   Good Ol' Irish Times - pimping CIA propaganda like there's no tomorrow     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jul 03, 2012 08:19 
 42   A Finnish Anarchist Speaks     Barry    Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:58 
 43   let me see if I got this right     Anti-CIa Propaganda    Tue Jul 03, 2012 14:34 
 44   The fact that this Finnish Guy applied for a VIsa under false pretences might have something to do with it, no?     Anti-CIa Propaganda    Tue Jul 03, 2012 14:54 
 45   Hardly a progressive stance     Bakunin    Tue Jul 03, 2012 19:47 
 46   Re: your reply and it's ridiculous comparisions     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jul 03, 2012 22:55 
 47   Crazy     Bakunin    Tue Jul 03, 2012 23:21 
 48   whatever     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jul 03, 2012 23:39 
 49   Hopefully your next reply will actually deal with the real issues     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Tue Jul 03, 2012 23:42 
 50   Sources.     Bakunin    Tue Jul 03, 2012 23:58 
 51   Still avoid the core issues, I see     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 00:12 
 52   correction     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 00:30 
 53   No Credibility     Bakunin    Wed Jul 04, 2012 00:30 
 54   The Putin System     Bakunin    Wed Jul 04, 2012 00:41 
 55   And the fact that you insist on avoiding adressing the core issues is also noted     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 00:51 
 56   Your lack of historical knowledge is not MY fault     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 01:04 
 57   Note: The So-called Socialist has avoided acknowledging that most of the Russian 'Opposition' is bought and paid for by the US Gov't     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 01:18 
 58   Some more history for 'Bakunin'     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 01:53 
 59   The truth emerges     Bakunin    Wed Jul 04, 2012 02:26 
 60   J.P. Morgan helped arrange $1 Milllon for the Bolsheviks     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 02:41 
 61   Still avoiding adressing the isuses, Mr 'Bakunin'?     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 02:52 
 62   Putin: MOSSAD Agent     Bakunin    Wed Jul 04, 2012 02:56 
 63   And you're sTILL avoiding acknowledging the US Gov't financing the Russian 'Opposition'     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 03:01 
 64   Poor old Bakunin seems to have gfone DEEP into Conspira-loon territory     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 03:07 
 65   Bakunin is trying to distract by screaming 'Zionist!!'     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 03:10 
 66   'Bakunin' is still pimping for NATO and the CIA     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Wed Jul 04, 2012 03:37 
 67   anybody else..     opus diablos    Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:34 
 68   Opus     Turing    Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:25 
 69   got that     opus diablos    Wed Jul 04, 2012 15:48 
 70   I wonder if anyone at the Guardian or AP has been reading Indymedia.ie? ;-)     Anti-CIA Propaganda    Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:47 
 71   this article     pat c    Fri Jul 06, 2012 14:17 
 72   Putin ain't gonna let Western-backed Traitors gain power in Russia again     ACP    Thu Jul 12, 2012 08:28 
 73   Russia     pat c    Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:41 
 74   Republic of Ireland     W. Finnerty    Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:39 
 75   W.Finnerty     pat c    Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:52 
 76   President Putin, President Higgins ...     W. Finnerty    Thu Jul 12, 2012 14:48 
 77   The Constitution and the President     Contrarian    Thu Jul 12, 2012 16:12 
 78   Republic of Ireland is "the description of the State" and the kind of rule used     W. Finnerty    Thu Jul 12, 2012 18:09 
 79   my stray tuppence..     opus diablos    Thu Jul 12, 2012 23:24 
 80   "avoid the legalese and pedantics"     W. Finnerty    Fri Jul 13, 2012 09:02 
 81   thats my point..W     opus diablos    Fri Jul 13, 2012 16:09 
 82   Pathocracy     W. Finnerty    Sat Jul 14, 2012 07:06 
 83   Exercises for coping with and recovering from pathocracy ...     W. Finnerty    Sat Jul 14, 2012 07:55 
 84   Further reading (Ponerology) ...     W. Finnerty    Sun Jul 15, 2012 09:26 
 85   not sure ..     opus diablos    Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:01 
 86   "pathocracy" and "ponerology" not in Oxford Dictionary ...     W. Finnerty    Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:57 
 87   I think, W..     opus diablos    Sun Jul 15, 2012 13:14 
 88   I can't agree     W. Finnerty    Sun Jul 15, 2012 14:05 
 89   not surprised..     opus diablos    Sun Jul 15, 2012 14:51 
 90   I don't agree with your arguments     W. Finnerty    Sun Jul 15, 2012 16:29 
 91   sorry, W..     opus diablos    Sun Jul 15, 2012 18:31 
 92   That's fine by me     W. Finnerty    Sun Jul 15, 2012 18:50 
 93   failte romhat..W..     opus diablos    Sun Jul 15, 2012 19:00 
 94   Thanks     W. Finnerty    Sun Jul 15, 2012 20:03 


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