Madonna Supports Pussy Riot: Do You?
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2012/08/20 16:00:00
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Count Madonna among the many people outraged over Russian punk band Pussy Riot's conviction on hooliganism charges. After three members of the feminist group were sentenced to two years in prison last Friday for performing a "punk prayer" in a Russian cathedral protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Madonna issued a statement slamming the conviction, according to The Huffington Post.
"I protest the conviction and sentencing of Pussy Riot to a penal colony for two years for a 40 second performance extolling their political opinions. Even if one disagrees with the location or how they chose to express themselves, the sentence is too harsh and in fact is inhumane. I call on all those who love freedom to condemn this unjust punishment. I urge artists around the world to speak up in protest against this travesty. They've spent enough time in jail. I call on ALL of Russia to let Pussy Riot go free."
Meanwhile, Russian police are searching for more members of Pussy Riot, a police spokeswoman said, according to The Guardian. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, have already been in jail for five months. Will you join Madonna in supporting Pussy Riot?
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Jessie M 2012/08/20 20:19:50No
+12First, whom are we who are not Russian to dictate that the Russian Laws are unjust. Just how many of our US laws are seen as being unjust in the eyes of other countries. We as Americans hate when other countries step on our feet over our laws, yet here we are asking to step on the feet of another country.
sense ....bark
a riotous pussy...
if she saw one-
As it happens, yesterday three German protesters disturbed a church service in Cologne Cathedral to show their solidarity for Pussy Riot and mock the assembled congregation. Police had to get involved, and now the three are facing a criminal complaint for tresspassing and disturbing religious worship. They also had a restraining order issued against them. I don't think this would have played out much different in other Western countries.
Of course I find the sentence draconian. I think they should be let off with a fine. But Russian law is Russian law.
I think a large part of their public support is due to the fact that they are three young women and self-proclaimed feminists. Try to forget that fact for a moment and imagine the outrage if a neo-nazi skinhead band gave an unannounced public performance in a Jewish synagogue. I bet nobody would be talking about freedom of speech in that case.
Not 2 years.