Audio of a folk song by Pussy Riot.
It's called "Putin Has Pissed Himself". Enjoy...
Masha in court today....
UPDATE: Masha was sentenced today to 40 hours "community service" as a punishment for her banner protest. Many activists think her punishment would have been much harsher if not for the international outcry over her arrest. Members of Pussy Riot served hard time in prison for past protests.
It's called "Putin Has Pissed Himself". Enjoy...
Pussy Riot Activist Detained Outside FSB Building Over 'Butchers' Banner
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Pussy Riot band member Maria "Masha" Alyokhina was detained outside the Federal Security Service (FSB) building in central Moscow on Wednesday after unfurling a banner that read “Happy Birthday, Butchers.”
Dec. 20 marks the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Cheka, the notorious Soviet secret police force that orchestrated mass executions during the Russian Civil War. The date is celebrated as Security Services Day in Russia.
The FSB building on Lubyanka Ploshchad was previously the headquarters of the Cheka, as well as the FSB’s predecessor, the KGB.
Police detained Alyokhina after the activist attached the birthday banner onto the FSB building, fellow activist Olga Borisova told the Mediazona news website.
Two photographers were also detained and taken to a nearby police station with Alyokhina, while Borisova said she managed to avoid arrest.
UPDATE: Masha was sentenced today to 40 hours "community service" as a punishment for her banner protest. Many activists think her punishment would have been much harsher if not for the international outcry over her arrest. Members of Pussy Riot served hard time in prison for past protests.
from The MoscowTimes.com:
Maria Alekhina (Denis Bochkaryov / Facebook)
A member of Pussy Riot was sentenced to 40 hours of community service on Thursday for unfurling a banner that read “Happy Birthday, Butchers” in front of the FSB headquarters this week.
Wednesday marked the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Cheka, the notorious Soviet secret police force that orchestrated mass executions during the Russian Civil War. The date is celebrated as Security Services Day in Russia.
Maria Alekhina and two photographers were detained for demonstrating out the headquarters in central Moscow on Wednesday without a permit, according to the OVD-Info police monitoring group.
Alekhina pleaded not guilty to the charges, citing a law that permits solo picketers, the Interfax news agency reported.
Alekhina and Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikov were sentenced to two years behind bars in 2013 on charges of "hooliganism" for staging a "punk prayer" in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. They were given amnesty in 2013 after serving more than a year of their sentence.
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