Pussy Riot gets another month in jail amid protests

Published time: June 20, 2012 09:44
Edited time: July 05, 2012 16:43
Protesters have gathered in front of the Tagansky court in Moscow to support the members of the Pussy Riot feminist punk band (RIA Novosti / Kirill Kallinikov)

A court in Moscow has prolonged the arrest for the three Pussy Riot feminist punk band members till July 24 after they allegedly performed their “punk prayer” in Russia’s main church in February.

Ekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alehina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will remain in detention for another month, the Tagansky court of Moscow ruled Wednesday.

Russian filmmakers, opposition activists, musicians, artists have gathered to express their support for the members of the Pussy Riot feminist punk band, as a court is considering prolonging their arrest.

Around 150 supporters have gathered in front of the Tagansky court in Moscow. Police have already detained five people.

The three girls charged with hooliganism have already spent 107 days in prison.

Prosecutors say they have found no motive in the girls' actions. The investigation was said to be completed two weeks ago.

Since March when the three girls were arrested Pussy Riot members have received widespread support at home and outside Russia. British filmmaker Terry Gilliam and Beastie Boys band member Adam Horovitz have expressed their support for the arrested girls. The human rights organization Amnesty International named the girls “prisoners of conscience.”

The Pussy Riot case is still a matter of pubic debate, with people arguing over whether the band’s actions should be qualified as a criminal or as an administrative offence. The girls may face up to seven years in prison if found guilty of hooliganism.

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T-Rex (unregistered) 24.06.2012 12:29

T (unregistered) wrote in #10
T-rex please see photo of P.R. member in cell. I do not want to judge but does it seems to you that her and her band members could conceive such act. --------It's hard to judge from a photo.  She seems to be basking in fame, like I remember Judas Priest doing in their trial over subliminal messages in 1990.  Most Punkers don't really embrace fame, so that's a concern.
You seem to believe some "organization" is behind this.  You don't see it as a purely political (non-religious) issue of reacting to the Patriarch endorsing a political candidate?  I don't think it matters how long they might go to prison for, but WHY they'd ever go.  Again, breaking into a Church, disrupting parisioners, damaging property -- Yes; blasphemy, offense, insult -- No.  Anything can be arbitrarily perceived as "blasphemy, offense or insult" so that's a dangerous road to cross, unless you're prepared to declare Russia as a theocratic state again and put someone back on the throne.  =====And you are right. If you check documentary "Rat canals" you will see that RC was helping fascist getting to South America but not without western secret services blessing. And yes RC noons were managing that children death camp on Balkan. -------I read about the Ustashi in that book from Manhattan; but that's more of an Orthodox concern than a Catholic one.  I'm sure many of them went to North America, too. =====I just want to shatter conditioned stereotype of "leftist"  and "rightist" parties in western societies.  For as RC is center right. Communist and fascist are far left ideologies.  ----- --Politics may be different in your area, but fascist is far-right.  If a nazi wants to enter politics, they do it as an ultra-conservative Republican; while a commie would do it as a radical liberal Democrat.  =====All three were and will be always anti-CHRISTIAN. --- ----That term is too vague, unless you mean anti-Orthodox.  Usually a "Christian" refers to a "born-again" Christian, which is more like a protestant cult.
I know that it does not have sense to you now but one day it might be. I do not think that beside me you ever met any real conservative in your life.
------I'm sure I've known a few Croatians who are more conservative than you; but I'm not sure how you'd even define a "real conservative" in your own political context.

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T (unregistered) 23.06.2012 16:22

Western Christianity using Rationality of 2 dimensional human brain as prime way of understanding  above all dimension GOD is basically irrational. AGREE, that is mine point too!!!

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T (unregistered) 23.06.2012 16:08

T-rex please see photo of P.R. member in cell. I do not want to judge but does it seems to you that her and her band members could conceive such act. Why to prosecute tool of the criminal. I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THEY SHOULD GET ONE MONTH IN PRISON FOR HOOLIGANISM MAX!!! And you are right. If you check documentary "Rat canals" you will see that RC was helping fascist getting to South America but not without western secret services blessing. And yes RC noons were managing that children death camp on Balkan. I just want to shatter conditioned stereotype of "leftist"  and "rightist" parties in western societies. You know "conditioning" like that one " You save lot of money in Mennards". For as RC is center right. Communist and fascist are far left ideologies.  All three were and will be always anti-CHRISTIAN. I know that it does not have sense to you now but one day it might be. I do not think that beside me you ever met any real conservative in your life.

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