yekaterina samutsevich

Paul McCartney: Free Pussy Riot

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 23, 2013 In a letter to Russian authorities this week, former Beatle Paul McCartney asked them to release the remaining members of Pussy Riot from prison. McCartney's missive comes as the punk band's Maria Alyokhina began a hunger strike after she was not allowed to attend her own parole hearing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pussy Rioter Moved to Solitary Confinement

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 23, 2012 Maria Alyokhina, a member of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot jailed for performing an anti-Putin “punk prayer” in Moscow’s main cathedral this year, has been transferred to a solitary cell at Berezniki penal colony, apparently at her own request. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pussy Riot’s Hip-Hop Won’t Stop

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 13, 2012 Days after an appeals court unexpectedly released her from the Russian authorities’ iron grip, Yekaterina Samutsevich has vowed to continue staging anonymous, anti-Putin protests with her feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russian Rockers Denounce Putin in Trial’s Closing Statements

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 8, 2012 "If this political system throws itself against three girls it shows this political system is afraid of truth," a member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot said as a judge set a verdict date on charges that the musicians engaged in hooliganism against the Russian government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russian Punk Rockers Sit It Out in Jail

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 A Moscow judge on Friday ordered three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot to remain in jail awaiting trial for an anti-Putin performance in Moscow’s major church, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in February. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )