Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Pyotr Verzilov, one of four members of anti-Kremlin punk activist group Pussy Riot who were arrested during the second half of the world cup final for their pitch invasion protest, was rushed to hospital on Saturday night after falling ill on the Tuesday prior, following a
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock “Sometimes I regret it’s not 1937.” This admission by a Russian police officer, captured in recording as members of the punk activist music collective Pussy Riot find themselves detained after their demonstration during the FIFA World Cup final is frightening to say the least. 1937 refers
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Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina & Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are planning to sue the Russian Government over an unfair trial and inhumane treatment during their imprisonment. The lawsuit, which has been taken up by the European Court of Human Rights, stems from their 2012 arrest when Pussy Riot performed “Mother Of
