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Who is Ilya Ponomarev, the anti-war Russian renegade exiled in Ukraine?

Ponomarev, once a liberal parliamentarian, likens himself to Charles de Gaulle. Does he really pose a threat to Putin?

Al Jazeera

Pussy Riot TV series in the works

Limited series will be based on the forthcoming memoir from founding member Nadya Tolokonnikova

The Independent UK

‘I am ready to share this story’: Pussy Riot TV series in the works

The limited series on the Russian feminist collective will be based on the forthcoming memoir by founder Nadya Tolokonnikova

The Guardian - US

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Pussy Riot founder protests Indiana’s ban on nearly all abortions

Nadya Tolokonnikova performed in front of the state’s supreme court and debuted the group’s new single, God Save Abortion

The Guardian - US

Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova: ‘Russia wants me poisoned, dead, or in jail’

A founding member of the punk feminist art collective, who is wanted in Russia, talks to Al Jazeera.

Al Jazeera

‘I want to express rage’: Ukrainian punks Death Pill take fury on tour

The trio are back in Kyiv, preparing to kick off their first European tour, raging against Putin – and doing a lot of hugging

The Guardian - UK

This Week in the Metaverse: NFT.NYC showed how NFTs are transforming art and getting artists their well-earned share

The technology is leading to a renaissance of creative work—and artists getting paid.

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Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova has been placed on a 'Wanted' list by Russian authorities

Nadya Tolokonnikova from feminist punk band Pussy Riot issues a statement after being placed on a Russian wanted criminal list

Metal Hammer

Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova placed on Russia’s most wanted list

Tolokonnikova has been a long-time activist and critic of Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime

The Independent UK

Pussy Riot release Ukraine war protest song and call for Putin to be tried

The group is known for staging protests often against the actions taken by the Russian government and officials.

The Independent UK

Pussy Riot members detained at World Cup final, activists say

Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained on Sunday after trying to storm the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran, activists said.

Reuters

Brittney Griner facing 'terrible' life at remote penal colony in Russia

The inmates at IK-2 penal colony rise at 6 a.m. each day for a breakfast of milk porridge, bread and tea. Soon they leave their barracks at this aging facility about 300 miles southeast of Moscow, in the isolated republic of Mordovia.

Los Angeles Times

Beaten, jailed, exiled and still taunting Putin: inside Pussy Riot’s filthy, furious show

They fled Russia disguised as food couriers. Now a major exhibition is celebrating the collective’s decade of punky protest art, from a urine-splattered portrait of Putin to the cathedral gig that landed them in prison

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Simon Schama meets Pussy Riot in new personal project

The historian also speaks with George Orwell’s son in a new history series. Plus: the chaos continues in SAS Rogue Heroes. Here’s everything ton watch this evening

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A Pussy Riot member describes what Brittney Griner can expect in Russian penal colony

Maria Alyokhina was sent to a penal colony as a member of the feminist punk collective. Authorities "teach you how to forget your right to choose," she says. She urges Griner "to not forget yourself."

The National (Scotland)

'Going back to Russia is a straight road to jail,' says punk group Pussy Riot

A SHORT while ago Taso Pletner thought she would never stray outside of Russia – but now she’s not sure when or if she’ll be able to return.

The Guardian - UK

I saw the magnificent Pussy Riot last night. If only the world had listened to what they were saying a decade ago

For years the world saw Putin as almost a figure of fun – while in Russia he was already meting out brutality to dissidents and LGBTQ+ activists, writes Zoe Williams

Reuters

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina urges West to confront 'abuser' Putin with strength

She spent nearly two years in a Russian penal colony for protesting against President Vladimir Putin, but it took almost another decade - and the invasion of Ukraine - before Maria Alyokhina reluctantly decided it was time to leave her country.

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Brittney Griner faces bleak life in Russian penal colony

Tedious manual work, poor hygiene and lack of access to medical care - such are the conditions awaiting U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian penal colony after she lost her appeal last week against a nine-year drug sentence.

The Guardian - UK

From Bullet Train to Pussy Riot: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you want to join Brad Pitt in Japan for the commute from hell or stay home with a noisy Russian art collective, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

Pussy Riot: Matriarchy Now review – a gleeful up yours to orthodoxy

Ideology grinds against a kitsch, hypersexual aesthetic in the Russian rebels’ bizarre yet sometimes brilliant debut mixtape

France 24

Dissidents of Russian culture face dilemma between silence and exile

The Kremlin has effectively taken over Russia’s culture industry as the invasion of Ukraine prompted intensifying repression – with cancelled concerts, theatre directors sacked and artists arrested. All this poses a dilemma for Russian writers, singers, directors and the like: do they leave to ensure their safety and free expression,…

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Marina Abramović’s cultural highlights

The artist on an exhibition made by spiders, cryptocurrency activism and her love of astrology

The Conversation

Is Vladimir Putin the greatest Russophobe of all?

No concept is more central to Vladimir Putin’s propaganda today than “Russophobia”. Internationally and on the home front, his propagandists claim they are fighting “Russophobes”, enemies motivated by a visceral hatred of Russia’s culture and people. Last month, the Russian foreign ministry sanctioned 121 Australians (including me) for “forming the…

The Guardian - UK

‘We have a new Hitler in Russia’: Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina on Putin’s crimes and her years of resistance

The musician and activist has escaped her homeland – but its repression still torments her. She talks about being beaten and jailed, nuclear threats and the dangerous power of women

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