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# pussy-riot - Saturday 1 June, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Jailed Pussy Riot member ends hunger strike Pussy Riot

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.

# pussy-riot - Wednesday 22 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Jailed Pussy Riot member to go on hunger strike Russia

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 - Friday 1 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot member taken to hospital Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot member taken to hospital

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been transferred to hospital for a diagnostic examination.

# pussy-riot - Tuesday 18 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Jailed Pussy Riot member slams routine in ‘grey’ camp Russia

Jailed Pussy Riot member slams routine in ‘grey’ camp

Maria Alyokhina gives detailed account of her prison experience in Urals mountains.

# pussy-riot - Thursday 18 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Ai Weiwei, Pussy Riot make art world power list Art Power

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.

# pussy-riot - Thursday 11 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Freed Pussy Riot rocker slams ‘strange game’ by authorities after release Pussy Riot

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.

# pussy-riot - Wednesday 10 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie The Evening Fix… now with added emos. Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added emos.

Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.

From TheJournal.ie Russia frees one Pussy Riot member, keeps two in jail Pussy Riot

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.

# pussy-riot - Sunday 7 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Putin hails Pussy Riot jail terms: report Dissent

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.

# pussy-riot - Tuesday 2 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie The 9 at 9: Tuesday 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you start your day…

# pussy-riot - Monday 1 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot appeal delayed by court Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot appeal delayed by court

One of the band members has fired her lawyers in what prosecutors criticised as a “delaying tactic”.

# pussy-riot - Thursday 30 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Russian police ‘found ‘Free Pussy Riot’ written in blood over dead bodies’ Russia

Russian police ‘found ‘Free Pussy Riot’ written in blood over dead bodies’

The punk group’s lawyer said the message was a provocation to descredit people who opposed the band members’ recent prison sentences.

# pussy-riot - Sunday 26 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot members flee from Russia Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot members flee from Russia

Two bandmates of the three women convicted by a Moscow court of hooliganism charges over anti-Putin protest at a church have fled the country, according to the group.

# pussy-riot - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Hackers target website of Russian court that sentenced Pussy Riot Hacked

Hackers target website of Russian court that sentenced Pussy Riot

Hackers associating themselves with the loose-knit ‘hacktivist’ group Anonymous posted anti-Putin messages and demanded the band members’ release.

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot protest held outside Russian Embassy in Dublin Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot protest held outside Russian Embassy in Dublin

Amnesty International is holding a “demonstration in solidarity” with the three women jailed in Moscow last week.

# pussy-riot - Monday 20 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot: Police “pursuing other band members” Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot: Police “pursuing other band members”

Meanwhile, former world chess champion and opposition leader Garry Kasparov has been questioned by police over allegedly biting a police officers’s hand at a protest.

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot will not ask Putin for pardon: lawyer Dissent

Pussy Riot will not ask Putin for pardon: lawyer

The three women told their lawyer: “Let them go to hell with their pardon”.

# pussy-riot - Saturday 18 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot trial reaction: band members’ conviction criticised by EU, US Pussy Riot This post contains videos This post contains images

Pussy Riot trial reaction: band members’ conviction criticised by EU, US

Two-year sentence for hooliganism conviction criticised as ‘disproportionate’ and impacting on freedom of expression.

# pussy-riot - Friday 17 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie The Evening Fix: Friday Need To Know

The Evening Fix: Friday

Things we learned, loved, and shared today…

From TheJournal.ie The 5 at 5: Friday Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot members sentenced to two years in prison Pussy Riot This post contains videos

Pussy Riot members sentenced to two years in prison

Three band members of the feminist punk group have been found guilty of “hoolganism motivated by religious hatred”.

From TheJournal.ie The 9 at 9: Friday 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.

# pussy-riot - Sunday 12 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Astronomical figures and Dáil drinks: The week in quotes Said And Done

Astronomical figures and Dáil drinks: The week in quotes

“Either take off the cross or put on pants.”

From TheJournal.ie ‘The whole world sees the case against us has been fabricated’ – closing statements at Pussy Riot trial Pussy Riot

‘The whole world sees the case against us has been fabricated’ – closing statements at Pussy Riot trial

The women face three years in prison on charges of hooliganism for bursting into a Moscow cathedral to stage an anti-Putin protest.

# pussy-riot - Thursday 9 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Russia: Deputy PM slams Madonna on Twitter for Pussy Riot support Pussy Riot

Russia: Deputy PM slams Madonna on Twitter for Pussy Riot support

Dmitry Rogozin accused the singer of moral lecturing, adding: “Either take off the cross or put on pants”.

# pussy-riot - Wednesday 8 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot trial: singer compares prosecution to Stalin-era repression Russia This post contains videos

Pussy Riot trial: singer compares prosecution to Stalin-era repression

Band’s final statement before verdict delivered amid high-profile calls for leniency.

# pussy-riot - Tuesday 7 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot trial: prosecutors want three years for band members Punks V Putin

Pussy Riot trial: prosecutors want three years for band members

Three members of the Russian punk band face jail on hooliganism charges after a stunt against Vladimir Putin.

From TheJournal.ie Madonna calls for Pussy Riot pardon Dissent

Madonna calls for Pussy Riot pardon

The singer said it would be a tragedy if the three women received a lengthy sentence for their anti-Vladimir Putin protest.

# pussy-riot - Sunday 5 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot supporters hope Madonna will back campaign Dissent

Pussy Riot supporters hope Madonna will back campaign

Madonna is due to perform in Moscow next week and supporters of the guerrilla protest group hope she will speak out against the trial.

# pussy-riot - Saturday 4 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pussy Riot trial: Putin calls for lenience Russia

Pussy Riot trial: Putin calls for lenience

Meanwhile, protests took place opposite the Moscow courthouse in support of the three women on trial in Russia.

# pussy-riot - Monday 30 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Punk protest ‘Pussy Riot’ trial begins in Moscow Pussy Riot

Punk protest ‘Pussy Riot’ trial begins in Moscow

Three members of the punk protest group are on trial for singing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in Moscow’s main cathedral.

# pussy-riot - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Russian punk rockers in jail for anti-Putin prayer Russia

Russian punk rockers in jail for anti-Putin prayer

The two women had briefly seized the pulpit at a cathedral in Moscow to chant “Mother Mary, drive Putin away” before they were arrested.