Cathy Young on Russia’s Riot Girls, All Grown Up

Pussy Riot, the Russian punk feminist group that
gained international fame in the summer of 2012 when three of its
members were prosecuted for a protest in Moscow’s main cathedral,
is back in the news. Moving away from their controversial name and
tactics, they announced the creation of a new human rights
organization to advocate for and aid prisoners. Cathy Young says
that with their cleaned-up image and their activism for the
rights of prisoners and defendants, the former Pussy Rioters stand
to gain far more sympathy.

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