Report: Russian judge denies parole for Pussy Riot member

CNN | Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:40:14 -0700

(CNN) -- A member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot -- convicted last summer after a protest performance inside a Moscow cathedral -- had her parole bid rejected Friday when a judge said she'd broken prison rules and never expressed regret, state ...

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CNN Washington AM Note

CNN (blog) | Fri, 17 May 2013 02:52:06 -0700

Of the 2,226 detainees that were released in February, the department revealed, "622 have been identified as having some type of criminal conviction." A statement from Sens. .... The current offer from the so-called P5+1 group (the US, Russia, China ...

Pussy Riot mad as hell in Moscow

Macleans.ca | Thu, 16 May 2013 03:23:37 -0700

Her band, Pussy Riot, gained worldwide notoriety—and in Russia, a great deal of infamy—when its members stormed Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour to stage a “punk prayer” protest song to show their opposition to Vladimir Putin and the ...

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Vladimir Putin Anniversary: Human Rights In Russia At Dangerous Low 1 Year ...

Huffington Post | Tue, 07 May 2013 06:10:17 -0700

In July 2012, Putin signed a law requiring NGOs operating in Russia to register as "foreign agents" if they receive foreign funding and engage in "political activity." The election watchdog Golos became the first group to be convicted on the basis of ...