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Lawyer: Pussy Riot members arrive at remote prison camps
The jailed Pussy Riot punks, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have arrived at prison camps in remote Russian regions, a defence lawyer said Wednesday. “Tolokonnikova has arrived at corrective labour camp 14 in Mordovia and Alyokhina has arrived at camp 32 in Perm,” lawyer Violetta Volkova told the Interfax news…
Pussy Riot team appeals ‘punk prayer’ jailing
Pussy Riot lawyers on Monday appealed the jailing of three of the Russian band members for their “punk prayer” call for Vladimir Putin’s ouster ahead of his election to a new presidential term. The decision to contest this month’s controversial ruling came as news emerged that two other singers in…
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