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- March 12, 2013
Pussy Riot gegen "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung": Der Deutsche Presserat hat die Beschwerde von Nadeschda Tolokonnikowa gegen das Blatt zurückgewiesen - die Musikerin und Aktivistin hatte sich über einen Beitrag beschwert. mehr...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 20, 2013
Three women from the Russian punk bank Pussy Riot secretly wrote each other letters while in pretrial detention. The letters show how state power was used to manipulate the trial and divide the punk band. And President Putin? He benefited from the scandal and tightened his grip on power. By Benjamin Bidder and Matthias Schepp in Moscow more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 04, 2012
As Moscow bans video clips by Pussy Riot, the Russian media celebrates the end of the protest band. But some of the women have gone underground and are using a hidden apartment as their headquarters. They plan to continue their fight. By Matthias Schepp in Moscow more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 16, 2012
Germany's relationship with Russia has eroded in recent years, with Berlin becoming much more critical of President Vladimir Putin's slow slide into authoritarianism. Ahead of Merkel's Friday arrival in Moscow, top Russian officials have ratcheted up the caustic rhetoric in response. By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 15, 2012
A Moscow appeals court unexpectedly released Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich from prison last week. After she was freed, SPIEGEL spoke to her about the conditions of her imprisonment, President Vladimir Putin's influence over the judiciary and what comes next for the protest punk band. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 10, 2012
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld the two-year prison sentence for two members of the punk band Pussy Riot, convicted for an anti-Putin protest inside a Moscow cathedral. A third band member was freed because church guards had prevented her from taking part in the protest. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 09, 2012
The German town of Wittenberg is under fire for nominating Russian punk group Pussy Riot for a prize to honor the three members who were jailed for protesting against President Vladimir Putin during a church service. Theologians and politicians say the band shouldn't be rewarded for offending Christians. more...
