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2022
Pussy Riot member leaves Russia disguised as delivery courier
Maria Alyokhina was sentenced to one year restricted movement last year while protesting in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Russia labels Pussy Riot members, satirist 'foreign agents'
The status is reminiscent of the Soviet-era term “enemy of the people” and is meant to apply to people or groups that receive funding from abroad.
Pussy Riot pitch invader out of intensive care after suspected poisoning
Pyotr Verzilov served a 15-day jail sentence for running onto the pitch during the 15 July World Cup final.
Pussy Riot activist hospitalised after suspected poisoning
He staged a pitch invasion during the World Cup final in July.
Pussy Riot members arrested again immediately after release for World Cup stunt
The four members ran onto the pitch at Moscow’s Luzniki stadium in the second half of the World Cup final between France and Croatia.
European rights court condemns Russia over treatment of Pussy Riot
The court also condemned the country over its investigation into murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Russia jails Pussy Riot members for World Cup pitch invasion
They were found guilty of “grossly violating the rules for spectators’ behaviour” and given the maximum punishment possible under the charge.
Pussy Riot charged over World Cup final pitch invasion
One made it to the centre circle.
Pussy Riot claim responsibility for World Cup pitch invasion
Four protesters ran onto the field as France led 2-1, one making it to the centre circle.
8 times Brendan O'Connor earned his RTÉ salary
Here are your best bits.
Could Pussy Riot be making an appearance in House of Cards season 3?
There are reports they’ve been spotted on the show’s set.
Pussy Riot members among 200 detained after courthouse protest
Protesters had gathered outside a court today to condemn the prison sentences handed down to seven people who took part in a 2012 protest against Vladimir Putin.
Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday
Everyone’s talking about GSOC (again), domestic violence and the 34th best city in the world…
Shocking video shows Pussy Riot members being whipped and beaten in Sochi
The scuffles came a day after the protest punk band’s members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were detained by police in the Russian Black Sea resort
Pussy Riot members say they have been arrested in Sochi
The two band members were released from prison last year.
Column: We should be concerned about how complacent our artists have become
There is the lack of any serious radical political or cultural response to the current crisis in Ireland, writes Ciaran McCullagh.
7 key differences between Colbert and Brendan O'Connor's Pussy Riot interviews
Marry us Stephen Colbert.
Column: Social media and the Streisand Effect – who dictates popular discourse today?
Guess what? Traditional media no longer gets to dictate we can (or should) care about – as Panti Bliss, Pussy Riot and a host of other activists and individuals have proved, writes Lisa McInerney.
Brendan O'Connor's Pussy Riot interview goes international
“Inane chatshow banter”. Ouch.
Ireland pulled a collective cringe muscle watching Pussy Riot on the Saturday Night Show
We’ve collected their most fed up faces.
Another Pussy Riot member has been freed in Russia after amnesty
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was today freed hours after Maria Alyokhina was released. The third band member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was freed months into her sentence.
Russia gives amnesty to Pussy Riot and Greenpeace
The environmentalists and the two musicians might be released as early as tomorrow.
Missing Pussy Riot member is being transferred to Siberia, husband says
The whereabouts of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, jailed two years ago for her part in the performance of a protest song, had been unknown since October 22nd.
Russia switches Greenpeace activists' charges from piracy to 'hooliganism'
The new charge – used against the members of Pussy Riot – carries a maximum sentence of seven years in a penal colony.
Hunger-striking Pussy Riot inmate says prison took away her water
“Without water a person dies in a few days during a hunger strike,” said 23-year-old Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.
Pussy Riot member on hunger strike over 'slave labour' at gulag-style prison
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova says women are forced to work 16-17 hours a day, get just four hours sleep, and endure repeated abuse at the prison camp.
Pro-Pussy Riot priest murdered in Russia
Pavel Adelgeim, 75, was found dead yesterday. A man has been arrested.
Jailed Pussy Riot member ends hunger strike
Maria Alyokhina has announced an end to her hunger strike after 11 days as the prison has met her demands.
Jailed Pussy Riot member to go on hunger strike
The 24-year-old is one of two members of the opposition punk band serving two years in remote prison camps over an anti-Kremlin stunt in a church last year.
Pussy Riot member taken to hospital
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been transferred to hospital for a diagnostic examination.
Jailed Pussy Riot member slams routine in 'grey' camp
Maria Alyokhina gives detailed account of her prison experience in Urals mountains.
Ai Weiwei, Pussy Riot make art world power list
Art Review magazine’s annual Power 100 list includes the Chinese and Russian dissidents in its top 100 influential figures in the art world.
Freed Pussy Riot rocker slams 'strange game' by authorities after release
Freed Pussy Riot member, Yekaterina Samutsevich denies there is a split among the trio.
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Russia frees one Pussy Riot member, keeps two in jail
Yekaterina Samutsevich was judged not to have had an actual involvement in the “punk prayer” performance at a Moscow cathedral in March.
Putin hails Pussy Riot jail terms: report
“It was right to arrest them… one cannot undermine the moral foundations [and] break up the country,” Putin said today.