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Title: Pussy Riot sentenced
Post by: Scruff225 on August 17, 2012, 09:29:01 PM: So they got 2 years hard labour... shocking but not unexpected I guess knowing the back story.

When you see their 30 second protest, it seems very tame compared to what can be done without major incident in the western hemisphere. We somethine take our freedoms too much for granted. Russia seems to be really going backward - the courts also upheld the 100 year ban on gay pride marches in Moscow today too. :-\

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/russian-punk-band-verdict-found-guilty-hooliganism-115937812.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/russian-punk-band-verdict-found-guilty-hooliganism-115937812.html)

Video with the charges.... "non appropiate clothes" ?? :o
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19297373# (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19297373#)

Surprised this was not commented on before.
Title: Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
Post by: Stephanie D. on August 20, 2012, 10:16:46 AM: it's always a crime to say the truth about government even if it's just for 30s ... :-\
Title: Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
Post by: Scruff225 on August 20, 2012, 05:11:56 PM: It would appear so... especially if you also include religion
Title: Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
Post by: Stephanie D. on August 20, 2012, 07:57:48 PM: religion and politik is the same
Title: Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
Post by: szmurf on August 21, 2012, 02:20:07 AM: Financial Times started reporting on them when they first played Putin Wet His Pants. They hate Putin as much as I do, so I like the rag.
Title: Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
Post by: Guy on August 21, 2012, 11:11:40 AM: It does indeed seem harsh and ridiculous. Sadly Russia is not alone in political, media-driven sentencing. I've heard of one country where two teenagers were given four years each for making a stupid and childish joke on facebook about rioting....
Title: Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
Post by: Sequoia225 on August 29, 2012, 10:38:10 PM: wow Guy - I just looked up the story you are talking about. I thought the US had harsh punishments for social media type comments.