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Russia: Pussy Riot's Closing Statement

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Citizen Media, Law, Politics, Protest, RuNet Echo

The blog Chtodelat publishes [1] an English translation of the closing statements of one of the defendants in the Pussy Riot [2] trial. Three of the punk group members are charged with “hooliganism” after performing an anti-Putin prayer in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow earlier this year. The prosecutors asked for a 3-year jail sentence, while a large palette of human rights NGOs and artists have taken a stance in defense of the three women.