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| Pussy Riot member urges Russia Olympics boycott |
| 2013-12-24 |
| A member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot has called for foreign countries to boycott February's Winter Olympics, hours after she was freed from jail. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova dismissed the amnesty law that set her free, saying it was a "cosmetic measure". She and band-mate Maria Alyokhina, who was also freed, said the prison system needed wider reform and promised to continue anti-government action. They were jailed in 2012 after singing a protest song in a Moscow cathedral. The act was seen as blasphemous by many Russians, and was condemned by the Orthodox Church. But their conviction for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" was criticised by rights groups, anti-government activists and foreign politicians. The amnesty passed last week aimed to free some 20,000 prisoners. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Turn loose the PR to kick GreePeace Ass? Hell these babes got game. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-12-24 07:57 |