From Pussy Riot to Penal Colony
Pussy Riot band member Maria Alyokhina tells us about their cathedral protest, the two years she spent in a Siberian penal colony and how she took her prison guards to court.
Pussy Riot first came to the world's attention in early 2012 when three of their members, including Maria Alyokhina, were arrested in Moscow for performing a protest song at a cathedral near the Kremlin. Maria, and one other member, were convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and spent nearly two years in a penal colony in Siberia. She tells Outlook about her experience in prison, the protests and how she took her prison guards to court and won.
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Image: Maria Alekhina from Pussy Riot
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