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Intellectuals urge Kremlin to free punks
June 28, 2012
Maria Alekhina, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, in a cage in a district court in Moscow. Picture: AP
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Dozens of Russian intellectuals have signed an open letter calling on the Kremlin to release feminist punk rockers who face up to seven years in jail for staging a prank prayer against President Vladimir Putin.
Three members of the Pussy Riot band were arrested after their February prank prayer at Moscow's Christ the Savior cathedral, in which they asked Mother Mary to deliver Russia from Putin's return to the Kremlin for a third term.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, waves to supporters in Moscow's Tagansky district court. Picture: AP
The letter released today and signed by at least 112 writers, film stars and rock musicians says that the upcoming trial would divide Russian society.
Three of the band members are charged with "hooliganism", while Kremlin-controlled media lambasts them for "blasphemy" and disrespect to the Russian Orthodox Church, the country's largest.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-1226410569609
June 28, 2012
Maria Alekhina, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, in a cage in a district court in Moscow. Picture: AP
Click Here for Video
Dozens of Russian intellectuals have signed an open letter calling on the Kremlin to release feminist punk rockers who face up to seven years in jail for staging a prank prayer against President Vladimir Putin.
Three members of the Pussy Riot band were arrested after their February prank prayer at Moscow's Christ the Savior cathedral, in which they asked Mother Mary to deliver Russia from Putin's return to the Kremlin for a third term.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, waves to supporters in Moscow's Tagansky district court. Picture: AP
The letter released today and signed by at least 112 writers, film stars and rock musicians says that the upcoming trial would divide Russian society.
Three of the band members are charged with "hooliganism", while Kremlin-controlled media lambasts them for "blasphemy" and disrespect to the Russian Orthodox Church, the country's largest.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-1226410569609