Date
Friday 10 August 2012 at 5:00pm
Location
Outside of the Russian Embassy
Washington, DC,
United States
Link
http://www.amnestyusa.org/events/solidarity-concert-for-pussy-riot
Description
Detained members of the Punk Rock Group Pussy Riot are currently on trial, facing a possible seven year sentence. Their crime? An impromptu punk performance in Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. The three young women, who have been charged with “hooliganism,” now face up to three years’ imprisonment simply because their punk rock band gave a politically charged and impromptu performance poking fun at President Putin at a cathedral. Our sources inside Russia tell us that the trial may wrap up as early as next Wednesday, August 15, and some signs are pointing in the direction of sending the women off to a labor camp.
Say what you will about Pussy Riot: this may not be your kind of music. Some people find their shows offensive. But it doesn’t change the facts: Since March, these young women have been in jail and kept from their families, including small children, and they are being threatened with seven years imprisonment – all because of a peaceful protest song that lasted less than a minute.
DC artist Andrea Collins, an Amnesty International coalition partner, is helping to coordinate this event.
Oppression thrives in silence. That is why we must loudly demand that Russian authorities free Pussy Riot now!
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