What was the name of the punk group that had 3 members arrested for criticising Valdimir Putin?
"generally less sympathetic towards the women. Putin stated that the band had ""undermined the moral foundations"" of the nation and ""got what they asked for"". Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he did not think the three members of Pussy Riot should have been sent to jail, but stressed that the release of the remaining two imprisoned members was a matter for the courts.<ref name='Daily Telegraph 02/11/2012'></ref><ref name=""Gazeta.ru 2/11/2012""></ref> In January 2013, the film was released by British documentary filmmaking company Roast Beef Productions. The working title was ""Show Trial: The Story of Pussy Riot""; subsequently it was released as ""Pussy"
"had turned it into a music video entitled ""Punk Prayer - Mother of God, Chase Putin Away!"". The women said their protest was directed at the Orthodox Church leader's support for Putin during his election campaign. On 3 March, two of the group members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, were arrested and charged with hooliganism. A third member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was arrested on 16 March. Denied bail, they were held in custody until their trial began in late July. On 17 August, the three members were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, and each was sentenced to two years"
"years in a penal colony on August 17, 2012. The judge stated that they had ""crudely undermined the social order"" with their protest, showing a ""complete lack of respect"" for believers. Mark Feygin, a lawyer for the trio, stated that they would appeal the verdict, but that ""Under no circumstances will the girls ask for a pardon [from Putin] … They will not beg and humiliate themselves before such a bastard"". Tolokonnikova stated that ""Our imprisonment serves as a clear and unambiguous sign that freedom is being taken away from the entire country."" Both supporters and critics of the band"
"Pussy Riot Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist protest punk rock group based in Moscow. Founded in August 2011, it has had a variable membership of approximately 11 women ranging in age from about 20 to 33 (). The group staged unauthorized provocative guerrilla performances in public places, performances that were filmed as music videos and posted on the Internet. The collective's lyrical themes included feminism, LGBT rights, and opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom the group considered to be a dictator, and his policies. These themes also encompassed Putin's links to the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church."
"The group gained global notoriety when five members of the group staged a performance inside Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior on February 21, 2012. The group's actions were condemned as sacrilegious by the Orthodox clergy and eventually stopped by church security officials. The women said their protest was directed at the Orthodox Church leaders' support for Putin during his election campaign. On March 3, 2012, two of the group members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, were arrested and charged with hooliganism. A third member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was arrested on March 16. Denied bail, they were held in custody until"
"three unidentified women planned to perform a song called ""Putin Will Teach You to Love the Motherland"" as Pussy Riot during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The action was supposed to be concerned with the prisoners in the Bolotnaya Square case, corrupt Olympic officials, the plight of the arrested environmentalist and suppressed freedoms in Russia. On February 18, 2014, they were detained in Sochi together with a group of 12-15 people including Yevgeny Feldman, a Novaya Gazeta journalist. The authorities explained that the arrest was in connection with a theft at a hotel in Sochi. In a few hours"
"of one of the most popular bands in Russia. Russian punk achieved international attention when the members of the Pussy Riot band were sent to prison for singing a protest song against Putin in a church. However, in the Russian punk community the attitudes towards Pussy Riot as a punk band were mixed, as many don't define their music as punk. Some of the earliest Tatar rock bands were Soviet bands Saq-Soq and Bolgar, as well as Başqarma from Finland, bands active in the late 1980s. Today the most popular Tatar rock bands are Alqanat (since 2005) from Aqtanış and"
"a performance that the band called a ""punk prayer"" inside Moscow's famous Christ the Savior Cathedral on February 21, 2012. In the performance, band members asked for the Virgin Mary to protect Russia against Vladimir Putin, who was re-elected as Russia's president a few days later. Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova said that during their prison sentences, they were subjected to numerous abuses. Tolokonnikova described ""slave-like conditions"", including working 16-hour days sewing police uniforms, and prisoners who suffered such severe frostbite that they had to have fingers and feet amputated. In an open letter she said, ""The convicts are always on the"
"of Vladimir Putin in their lyrics. At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Russia, many of the anti-communist bands of the 1980s having broken up or moved into mainstream music after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However, over the course of the 2000s, PTVP has become one of several well-known bands with outspoken political viewpoints in Russian rock music. Poslednie Tanki V Parizhe Poslednie Tanki V Parizhe (Последние танки в Париже; abbreviated П.Т.В.П., PTVP, or PTWP) is a Russian punk rock band from Saint-Petersburg. The band's name translates as"
"charged allegedly for swearing at a bus stop. Yevgeniy Vitishko and his fellow activists have been actively involved in protests regarding the deforestation and illegal construction and fencing in areas of protected forest around Sochi. AI is concerned about his unfair trial resulted in a court decision to send him to prison colony for three years. Two members of the punk group Pussy Riot, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, and a group of activists and journalists were arrested by Russian police in Sochi when simply walking down the street. Pussy Riot members have urged politicians attending the Winter Olympics to"
"demonstrated at their sentencing hearing. Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, who was protesting in support of the band, was detained by police. Former world chess champion and long standing opposition member Garry Kasparov, who tried to attend the reading of the verdict, was arrested and beaten. Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin described the verdict as ""yet another blow to the court system and citizens' trust in it"", harming the country's international image. Putin responded that religious organizations should be protected, because ""the country has very grave memories of the initial period of Soviet rule, when a huge number of priests suffered."
"and called Putin ""a man who is as far as can be from God's truth"". This performance led to the arrest and prosecution of three of their members. Pussy Riot released a single in August 2012 as the court case against three of their members drew to a close. It was called ""Putin zazhigayet kostry"" (""Putin Lights Up The Fires""), and had lyrics referring to issues around the case. Among other demands, the lyrics requested that ""Seven years [imprisonment] is not enough, give us eighteen!"" Pussy Riot released their first song and video in English in February 2015. ""I Can't"
"formed in August 2011, and included Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich, members of the Moscow faction of Voina. On 15 November 2010, Leonid Nikolayev and Oleg Vorotnikov were arrested for overturning seven empty police cars as an art performance act, ""Palace Revolution"". The official charges were violations of Article 213, Paragraph 1, Item B of the Criminal Code – hooliganism motivated by hatred or hostility towards a social group. No bail was allowed, and the trial was set for 28 February 2011. When bailed out from prison in late February 2011, Vorotnikov skipped on his bail and went into hiding."
"being held among the prisoners. Political activists Alexey Navalny and Ilya Yashin had been arrested one week earlier at a mass protest against the results of the State Duma elections. Pussy Riot played their song ""Smert tyurme, svobodu protestu"" (""Death To Prison, Freedom To Protests""), a pun on the Soviet World War II slogan Smert fasizmu, svobodu narodu (""Death to fascism, freedom to the people""), and were applauded by the prisoners watching from inside the bars of the jail cell windows. On January 20, 2012, in what the Associated Press described as their ""breakthrough performance"", eight members of the group"
"political support of President Vladimir Putin, which included his stance on LGBT rights in Russia. Weeks after the performance, three members of the band were arrested and charged with ""hooliganism motivated by religious hatred"", which then sparked a global protest movement against the trio's arrest. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, responding to questions raised in the international community about the implications of the new law on the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi said the controversy over Russia's anti-gay propaganda law is an ""invented problem"" created by the Western media and that the law does not discriminate against anyone."
"are actually hiring staff to curse online,"" said Liu Di, a Chinese student who was arrested for posting her comments in blogs In 2006 journalist Vladimir Rakhmankov published an article on the Internet where he named Vladimir Putin """"the nation's phallic symbol"""". A regional court found Rakhmankov guilty of offending Vladimir Putin and fined him to a sum of 20,000 roubles (~680 USD). In June 2013 a criminal case was opened on opposition blogger Stanislav Kalinichenko for retweeting a photograph of a leaflet reading ""Enough demonstrating—it's time to act!"" signed by a group calling itself the ""First Resistance Detachment"" and"
"in 1997. In his 2002 interview with ""Izvestia"", Metropolitan Kirill called the allegations about his profiteering a political campaign against him. Alexander Pochinok who was the minister of taxes and levies (1999-2000), said in 2009 that Kirill had no involvement in the violations. Three female members of the feminist group Pussy Riot were arrested in March 2012 for performing a song in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow during which they called on the Virgin Mary to ""chase Putin out"". The women were arrested for hooliganism and were later sentenced to two years' imprisonment. The song contained swear words"
"Later that day, 300 gay men stood in the shape of a pink triangle at Hilton Beach as a reminder of the Nazi concentration camp badges that were used to identify male prisoners accused of being gay. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin backed an inquiry into a reported crackdown on gay people in the republic of Chechnya, in the North Caucasus. On May 11, 2017, police arrested five activists in Moscow while attempting to deliver a petition to Moscow prosecutors. Several Chechen citizens have spoken out about their detention and torture, fleeing the region for other parts"
"in Moscow. Spokesman Alexander Belov declared the beginning of the «Putin, go away!» campaign. Several hundred people participated in the protest, which resulted in running battles with riot police. The Russians leaders Alexander Belov, Dmitry Dyomushkin, George Borovikov and dozens of other nationalists were arrested. The head of the banned DPNI organization Vladimir Yermolaev was detained at a voting station where he was an observer. Also, mass detentions from other public organizations have occurred in Moscow. According to police some 258 persons have been detained. On 5 December, up to 8,000 opponents of the government began protesting in Moscow, denouncing"
"Maria Alyokhina Maria Vladimirovna ""Masha"" Alyokhina (; born June 6, 1988) is a Russian political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot. On August 17, 2012, she was convicted of ""hooliganism motivated by religious hatred"" for a performance in Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. She has been recognized as a political prisoner by the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to ""the severity of the response of the Russian authorities."" At the time of her arrest, Alyokhina was"
"in a performance of the chant by ""nearly the entire stadium"" at a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match in Barysaw, Belarus resulting in more than 100 Ukrainian and 30 Belarusian football fans being detained and questioned, reportedly on suspicion of using ""obscene language"". Seven, all Ukrainian, were sentenced to five days in jail for obscene language, while one was given 10 day sentence for allegedly wearing a swastika. Putin khuylo! ""Putin – khuilo!"" (; , , a commonly used English translation: ""Putin is a dickhead"") is a Ukrainian- and Russian-language slogan deriding Russian President Vladimir Putin. The slogan was originated"
"On February 27, 2018, three band members had been detained by Russian police somewhere between Moscow and the Crimea. This detention came after the band demonstrated outside of a Siberian prison to free Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov. Later that day Pussy Riot tweeted that the detained band members were safe. On 15 July 2018, Pyotr Verzilov, known as the husband of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and three female members of Pussy Riot, all dressed as police officers, stormed the football pitch during the second half of the final of the World Cup between France and Croatia in a performance named ""Policeman"
"the elections. Alexander Belov declared the beginning of the ""Putin, go away!"" campaign. The protest action, in which several hundreds persons participated, led to running battles with riot police. Leaders of ""The Russians"" Alexander Belov, Dmitry Dyomushkin, George Borovikov were arrested along with dozens of other nationalists. The head of the banned Movement Against Illegal Immigration organization Vladimir Yermolaev was detained at a voting station where he was an observer. Mass detentions of other public organizations occurred in Moscow. According to police some 258 persons have been detained. On 5 December, around 5,000 opponents of the government began protesting in"
"Yekaterina Samutsevich Yekaterina Stanislavovna Samutsevich (; born 9 August 1982) is a Russian political activist. She was a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot. On 17 August 2012, she was convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for a performance in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years imprisonment. She has been recognized as a political prisoner by the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to ""the severity of the response of the Russian authorities."" She was released on a suspended sentence by a"
"battery. Yekaterina Samutsevich Yekaterina Stanislavovna Samutsevich (; born 9 August 1982) is a Russian political activist. She was a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot. On 17 August 2012, she was convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for a performance in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years imprisonment. She has been recognized as a political prisoner by the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to ""the severity of the response of the Russian authorities."" She was released on a suspended sentence by"
"and video ""Bad Apples"". The song is a statement against corruption in the criminal justice system. On February 26, 2012 a criminal case was opened against the band members who had participated in the Moscow cathedral performance on February 21. On March 3, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, two alleged members of Pussy Riot, were arrested by the Russian authorities and accused of hooliganism. Both women at first denied being members of the group and started a hunger strike in protest against being held in jail away from their young children. The defendants were held without bail. On March 16,"
"wing leader Ilya Yashin, Yes! Youth Movement leader Maria Gaidar, Vanguard of Red Youth leader Sergei Udaltsov, People Democratic Youth Union leader Yuliya Malysheva, and National Bolshevik Party leader Eduard Limonov. Kasparov yelled out of a police van to a Canadian television crew ""Tell your leaders this is a police state!"" Police attempted, but failed to detain Mikhail Kasyanov, surrounded with bodyguards. Protesters chanted: ""We need another Russia!"", ""Russia without Putin!"", ""No to the police state!"", ""Beasts! Fascists! Shame!"", ""This is our city!"" From about 1,000 to 2,500 demonstrators managed to get through several OMON cordons and reach Turgenev Square,"
"""Cat"", ""Seraph"", ""Terminator"", and ""Blondie"". In an email interview with ""The St. Petersburg Times"", the group explained their political positions further, saying that members' perspectives ranged from anarchist to liberal left, but that all were united by feminism, anti-authoritarianism and opposition to Putin, whom members regard as continuing the ""aggressive imperial politics"" of the Soviet Union. Group concerns include education, health care, and the centralization of power, and the group supports regional autonomy and grass-roots organizing. Members regard unsanctioned rallies as a core principle, saying that authorities do not see rallies that they have sanctioned as a threat and simply"
"2006, journalist Vladimir Rakhmankov was sentenced for alleged defamation of the President in his article ""Putin as phallic symbol of Russia"" to fine of 20,000 roubles (about 695 USD). Political dissidents from the former Soviet republics, such as authoritarian Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, are often arrested by the FSB and extradited to these countries for prosecution, despite the protests from international human rights organizations. The special security services of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan also kidnap people in Russian territory, with the implicit approval of the FSB. Many people were also held in detention to prevent them from demonstrating during the"
"Vasylkiv terrorists case The Vasylkiv terrorists case is an alleged terror plot of three far-right activists (""the Vasylkiv terrorists"") trying to blow up a statue of Lenin in the Ukrainian city Boryspil in August 2011. The statue was removed in June 2011. The three suspects were arrested on 22 August 2011. Immediately after the three defendants were jailed for six years on 10 January 2014, violent clashes between the Ukrainian police and about a hundred protesters that had gathered at the courthouse broke out. Following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, on February 24 they were released. Allegedly Volodymyr Shpara, Ihor Mosiychuk"
"shot at a different church, identified by Russian Orthodox Church spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin as the Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo, to create a video clip for the song, which they entitled ""Punk Prayer: Mother of God Drive Putin Away"". The song, which they described as a punk ""moleben"" (supplicatory prayer), borrowed its opening melody and refrain from Sergei Rachmaninoff's """"Bogoroditse Devo, Raduisya"""" (Ave Maria), from the All Night Vigil. In the song, they invoked the name of the Virgin Mary, urging her to get rid of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and to ""become a feminist"", claiming that she would support"
"television tower and 94 were arrested. They were protesting against a documentary called ""The Anatomy of Protest"", which had been shown on 15 March on NTV, a channel owned by Gazprom, a state-run firm. The documentary claimed that protesters against the election of Putin as president had been given ""money and cookies"" as payment. It also claimed that Alexei Navalny, a well-known opposition blogger, had been ""spreading misinformation"" and had ""too many bodyguards"" who were ""beating up journalists"". Protesters wore white ribbons and chanted ""Shame on NTV!"" For the first time since the beginning of the protests, opposition activists were"
"arrest ""for hooliganism and disobedience to police officers"". The next rally for Putin's dismissal was planned for 19 February 2011. On 18 December in Voronezh a rally was held for the dismissal of Putin's government. Among the speakers was a leader of Solidarity Ilya Yashin. On 26 December, a few days before passing a new sentence to the imprisoned Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, activists of Oborona unrolled near the White House a banner ""Freedom to Khodorkovsky! Put Putin on bread and water!"". One of the participants bore Putin's mask and was held in a mock cage. After a few"