Yahoo Home Maria Alyokhina
| Born | June 6, 1988 |
| Hometown | Moscow, Russia |
| Children | Philip Alyokhin |
| Parents | Natalia Alyokhina |
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Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova talks UkraineDAO NFT and why she's 'really tired of the global community being complacent about what Putin does'
- "I've been advised by at least 10 people every day to shut the f**up and just be careful. But ... I made this decision once in my life: that I'm going to go against one of the most powerful individuals on the planet."
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Screening of Pussy Riot Documentary Canceled in Moscow
The center's artistic director slams the decision to cancel the "Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer" event as a form of "censorship."
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Pussy Riot: Backing Olympics = Backing Putin
One of the freed members of Pussy Riot says she and her bandmate were only freed in a public relations move by President Vladimir Putin and that anyone who attends the Winter Olypics in Russia is backing him. “Whether one likes it or not, going to the Olympics in Russia is an acceptance of the internal political situation in Russia, an acceptance of the course taken by a person who is interested in the Olympics above all else – Vladimir Putin,” Nadezhda Tolokonnikova said, according to Reuters.
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Final Pussy Riot Member Freed From Russian Prison
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova announced plans to form a human rights organization with bandmate Maria Alyokhina, who was released earlier on Monday.
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Putin: Amnesty to free Pussy Riot duo despite 'disgraceful' protest
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot would be freed under an amnesty but described their protest against him in a church as disgraceful. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 24, and Maria Alyokhina, 25, are serving a two-year jail sentence for performing a crude "punk prayer" against Putin and his ties to the Russian Orthodox church in Moscow's main cathedral. The two women had been due for release in March but are now expected to be freed sooner un
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Russia Expected to Free Pussy Riot in Sweeping Amnesty Law
Russian officials are expected to free two members of the punk rock protest band Pussy Riot in early January under a sweeping new amnesty law that passed in the Russian parliament on Wednesday. According to advocacy group Free Pussy Riot, because imprisoned members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were nonviolent offenders and both have young children, they qualify for amnesty. The law pardons a wide swath of offenders including pregnant women and mothers of young children, the sick or
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Pussy Riot Plays HBO in 'Punk Prayer'
HBO will air Monday night 'Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer,' a documentary that follows the feminist art collective that staged a raucous musical performance last year in Russia's main orthodox cathedral.
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'Hooligans Motivated By Religious Hatred'
The band performed a "punk prayer" against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill I. The case has divided Russia and the Orthodox Church and drawn worldwide protests on behalf of the band and free speech. Outside the courtroom, protesters clashed with police and well-known chess champion Garry Kasparov was arrested during the protests.
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Madonna: Jailing Pussy Riot would be tragedy
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pop singer Madonna has urged Russia not to jail three women from the punk band Pussy Riot for staging a protest in a church, while jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky likened their trial to a medieval inquisition.
