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Jailed Pussy Riot Women To Be Freed

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Thu Dec 19, 2013 at 11:16:21 AM EST
Tags: Pussy Riot (all tags)
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Under a Amnesty bill passed in Russia this week, the two Pussy Riot members still jailed in Russian prisons, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina will be freed.

In September, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova went on a hunger strike, and released this letter describing the inhumane conditions of her confinement. She was later moved to a prison in Siberia.

Also likely to be freed: 30 Greenpeace protesters.

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    'Tis the season (5.00 / 2) (#4)
    by Peter G on Thu Dec 19, 2013 at 04:31:41 PM EST
    The President today announced his first significant number of commutations and pardons.  Eight particularly unfair crack and marijuana sentences commuted.  Thirteen others (six of them drug cases) fully pardoned.  A start, at least.

    Hooray (none / 0) (#1)
    by Dadler on Thu Dec 19, 2013 at 11:43:27 AM EST
    I don't care who or what sort of Rasputin was whispering in Putin's ear, even if it was his own Id. I just find it interesting that Putin is the last two syllables of Rasputin.

    Nice... (none / 0) (#3)
    by kdog on Thu Dec 19, 2013 at 01:48:31 PM EST
    better late than never Pooty.

    32 less political prisoners to free...untold more still to go.  

    Whenever you're ready to up the ante in your new cold war d*ck-swinging match Pres. Obama, I'm all for it.  I suggest freeing Chelsea Manning, the lost souls in Gitmo, and some amnesty for Edward Snowden...don't let Pooty show you up like this!

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