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Russian Federation: The Pussy Riot case exemplifies use of ...
21 September 2012

It is unclear what is driving the Russian Federation's initiative on traditional values; the recent persecution and prosecution of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria ...

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Russian Federation: Further information: Pussy Riot punk singers ...
21 August 2012

On 17 August, a Moscow court sentenced the three members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot to two years imprisonment in a penal colony. The three women ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/033/2012

Amnesty International | Russian court jails Pussy Riot for two ...
17 August 2012

A Russian court's decision today to find guilty members of the punk rock protest band Pussy Riot is a bitter blow for freedom of expression in the country.

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Russian court jails Pussy Riot for two years | Amnesty ...
17 August 2012

A Russian court's decision today to jail members of the punk rock protest band Pussy Riot is a bitter blow for freedom of expression in the country.

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Russia: Asylum-seeker facing extradition, torture: Mamir Nematov
3 August 2012

The Russian authorities are preparing to extradite asylum-seeker Mamir Nematov, on charges his defence team believe are fabricated and ethnically motivated. He ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/032/2012

Amnesty International | President Putin's visit: UK's David ...
2 August 2012

As the UK Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin in London today, Amnesty International has urged Mr Cameron to “dispense ...

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Russian Federation: Release Pussy Riot from politically motivated ...
30 July 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI Index: EUR 46/031/2012 30 July 2012. Release Pussy Riot from politically motivated charges. ...

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Russian Federation: Further information: Feminist punk group trial ...
23 July 2012

The trial of three members of feminist punk group Pussy Riot will start on 30 July 2012 in Moscow's Khamovnicheskii District Court. At the preliminary hearing, ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/030/2012

Russia urged to release 'Pussy Riot' group as court prolongs ...
20 July 2012

Members of the Russian punk band 'Pussy Riot' have been jailed for six more months after performing an anti-Putin protest song in a church.

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Russian Federation: Freedom of association under a new attack
13 July 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: EUR 46/029/2012 13 July 2012. Russian Federation: Freedom of Association under a New Attack. ...

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