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Scruff225

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Pussy Riot sentenced
« 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

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


Surprised this was not commented on before.
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Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
« Reply #1 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 ...  :-\

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Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2012, 05:11:56 PM »
It would appear so... especially if you also include religion
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Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2012, 07:57:48 PM »
religion and politik is the same
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Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
« Reply #5 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....
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Re: Pussy Riot sentenced
« Reply #6 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.

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