I congratulate them. They have been around for awhile now. "We are ready for a people world."
Pussy Riot is not about hating religion, it is about freedom of expression. It is about breaking the 'code of behavior' demanded by the Russian government of their citizens. People want self-expression, and; YES; in opposition of the actions of their own government.
Today, Code Pink was very successful in disrupting a Senate hearing and making clear there is sincere opposition to deaths caused by the USA.
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...Convicted for "hooliganism (click here) motivated by religious hatred", Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are almost halfway through two-year terms. Yekaterina Samutsevich was released on appeal with a suspended sentence.
Lawyer Pavel Chikov said Russia had violated their right to freedom of speech, a fair trial and liberty. They were also treated in an inhumane way in custody by being deprived of sleep and enough food on days when they attended court, he added.
Pussy Riot's "punk prayer", which came at the height of the largest wave of protests yet against Putin's 13-year rule over Russia, was a political one and it was wrongly qualified as being aimed at inciting religious strife, Chikov said....
