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limpyhobbler

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Fri Jun 29, 2012, 03:34 AM Jun 2012

Months After Protest, Russian Rockers Still Jailed

The Russian government is facing a growing chorus of criticism over its harsh treatment of three women from an all-female rock band who staged a "punk" prayer service last winter in Moscow's most prominent cathedral.

Back on Feb. 21, two weeks before Russia's presidential election, several members of the band Pussy Riot, wearing brightly colored balaclavas, rushed onto the altar of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

They briefly sang one of their songs, "Holy Crap," which includes the line, "Holy Mother, deliver us from Putin," a reference to Vladimir Putin, who easily won the election.

Two women, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, were arrested about a week later; a third, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was taken into custody in mid-March. All three have remained jailed, and a Moscow judge recently extended the pretrial detention for the women.
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more: http://www.npr.org/2012/06/26/155767665/months-after-protest-russian-rockers-still-jailed
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Months After Protest, Russian Rockers Still Jailed (Original Post) limpyhobbler Jun 2012 OP
Pussy Riot are still in jail!? Blast it, Putin, let them out! Fire Walk With Me Jun 2012 #1
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