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This Week in Feminist Punk Rock Bad-Assery
Three members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot went on trial on Friday and, wow, things seem to have gone the wrong kind of insane. For example, witnesses for the defense don’t seem to have been allowed in the building. The women have been held since March for “hooliganism” and religious hatred after holding a concert at a Moscow cathedral.
Oh, and there is just a teeny possibility that their arrest might have had something to do with the fact that the band was openly critical of Vladimir Putin. Essentially, no one is expecting a fair trial. On the other hand, the international attention and loud protests from other musicians seems to have Putin himself counseling against too harsh a sentence.
Expect to hear a verdict August 17.
Photo courtesy of Pussy Riot...
This Week in Feminist Punk Rock Bad-Assery
Three members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot went on trial on Friday and, wow, things seem to have gone the wrong kind of insane. For example, witnesses for the defense don’t seem to have been allowed in the building. The women have been held since March for “hooliganism” and religious hatred after holding a concert at a Moscow cathedral.
Oh, and there is just a teeny possibility that their arrest might have had something to do with the fact that the band was openly critical of Vladimir Putin. Essentially, no one is expecting a fair trial. On the other hand, the international attention and loud protests from other musicians seems to have Putin himself counseling against too harsh a sentence.
Expect to hear a verdict August 17.
Photo courtesy of Pussy Riot...
- 8/10/2012
- by Ali Davis
- AfterEllen.com
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