Punk Group in Russia Dictatorship’s Show Trial

July 30, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Russia Dictatorship's Show Trial Pussy Riot — Members of the all-girl punk band “Pussy Riot” Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (C), Maria Alyokhina (R) and Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), sit behind bars during a court hearing in Moscow on July 20, 2012. Three members of the all-woman punk band “Pussy Riot” were detained, on charche of hooliganism for barging into a Moscow church and singing a “punk prayer” calling for the ouster of President Vladimir Putin on February 21, 2012″. The trio, who face up to seven years in jail, have been held in pre-trial detention since March after the incident in February, and their harsh treatment has become a new rallying cause for the anti-Putin opposition. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/GettyImages)

Punk Group ‘Pussy Riot’ Fights Russia Dictatorship’s Show Trial From Jail Without Assistance

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Three members of an all-girl punk band voiced regret Monday for causing offence by performing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in Russia’s main Orthodox cathedral but said they were innocent of the charges. The three women — who face up to seven years in jail if found guilty of hooliganism.

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Punk Group ‘Pussy Riot’ Fights Russia Dictatorship’s Show Trial From Jail Without Assistance

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