The Moscow City Court has affirmed the arrest extension until June 24 of alleged Pussy Riot punk gang member Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samutsevich, who have been charged with public disorder in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. The court ruled against their request to be released. The 3 women participated in […]
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Letter of Maria Alyokhina from prison
This letter was given to Masha’s friends by one of her lawyers, Nikolay Polozov. It was written back when she didn’t have an opportunity to pass letters to anyone. She was transferred to a more densely-populated prison cell after. March 12, 2012 Second day of pre-trial detention. My only cell-mate Nina and I sleep on […]
Police Open Criminal Probe into ‘Punk Prayer’ at Christ the Savior Cathedral
Police have opened a criminal probe into the performance of a protest song by notorious female group Pussy Riot at the altar of Moscow’s largest cathedral, the police said on its website on Sunday. “A criminal case has been opened against the girls who shouted insults at believers and churchmen at the Christ the Savior […]