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Pussy Riot: CYKA review – debut album from iconic Russian agitators is let down by blunt-force EDM

On a disappointing record helmed by co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, corny guitars and generically moody synths undermine the activist group’s political acuity

The Guardian - UK

Oppressing women is how authoritarianism begins. So listen to what Reform is saying

We saw it when Russia jailed members of Pussy Riot, and again when the US overturned Roe v Wade: misogyny is a powerful political weapon. Let’s focus on fighting it, not ‘understanding’ it, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Here's punk in your eye: Pussy Riot's provocative art manifesto hits Europe

The mission: struggle, protest, resistance. The means: provocation, performance, punk rock. The famous Russian group Pussy Riot is on a European tour with a performance based on Maria Alyokhina's books.

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'Ukraine must win': Five members of Pussy Riot sentenced to jail in Russia

Five members of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot have been sentenced in absentia to prison in Russia. One member, Diana Burkot, said: “Ukraine must win, and Putin must face trial in The Hague.”

Euronews

Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova has been placed on a 'Wanted' list by Russian authorities

Nadya Tolokonnikova from feminist punk band Pussy Riot issues a statement after being placed on a Russian wanted criminal list

Metal Hammer

Beaten, jailed, exiled and still taunting Putin: inside Pussy Riot’s filthy, furious show

They fled Russia disguised as food couriers. Now a major exhibition is celebrating the collective’s decade of punky protest art, from a urine-splattered portrait of Putin to the cathedral gig that landed them in prison

The Guardian - UK

A Pussy Riot member describes what Brittney Griner can expect in Russian penal colony

Maria Alyokhina was sent to a penal colony as a member of the feminist punk collective. Authorities "teach you how to forget your right to choose," she says. She urges Griner "to not forget yourself."

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I saw the magnificent Pussy Riot last night. If only the world had listened to what they were saying a decade ago

For years the world saw Putin as almost a figure of fun – while in Russia he was already meting out brutality to dissidents and LGBTQ+ activists, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina urges West to confront 'abuser' Putin with strength

She spent nearly two years in a Russian penal colony for protesting against President Vladimir Putin, but it took almost another decade - and the invasion of Ukraine - before Maria Alyokhina reluctantly decided it was time to leave her country.

Reuters

Brittney Griner faces bleak life in Russian penal colony

Tedious manual work, poor hygiene and lack of access to medical care - such are the conditions awaiting U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian penal colony after she lost her appeal last week against a nine-year drug sentence.

Reuters

‘We have a new Hitler in Russia’: Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina on Putin’s crimes and her years of resistance

The musician and activist has escaped her homeland – but its repression still torments her. She talks about being beaten and jailed, nuclear threats and the dangerous power of women

The Guardian - UK

Cutting works by Russian artists is ‘stupid’, says Pussy Riot member

Maria Alyokhina calls on artistic community to unite over Ukraine and repression in Russia

The Guardian - UK

Russia needs de-Nazification, says Pussy Riot leader after escape

Russia, not Ukraine, needs de-Nazification, the leader of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, who left Russia this week by disguising herself as a food courier, said before her group kicks off a concert tour against the war.

Reuters

Pussy Riot band leader escapes Russia disguised as a food delivery driver

She described it as a ‘big kiss-off’ to Russian authorities

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Pussy Riot singer's 'spy novel' escape from Russian police disguised as delivery driver

Maria Alyokhina was facing a sentence in a penal colony under harsh laws banning criticism of warmongering President Vladimir Putin, but has managed to evade Russian police in Moscow

Bangkok Post

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

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Pussy Riot member leaves Russia disguised as delivery courier

Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has left Russia, she said in an interview, after disguising herself as a food delivery courier to escape police.

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