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stevenleser

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6. It's amazing how seriously Putin/Russia and Eastern Europe and the ME take this "Scam"

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 09:05 AM

Nov 2013

of Pussy riot and Femen.

Of course, some folks here have an agenda against them for completely nonsensical reasons.

Putin and the Russian punishment system doesnt engage the kind of folks they have engaged against Nadya for folks they don't take seriously.

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Nadya Tolokno of punk-rock band Pussy Riot is missing. [View all] Eleanors38 Nov 2013 OP

. Berlum Nov 2013 #1

She's been "missing" since about Oct. 26th dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #2

"Pussy Riot is a scam not dissimilar from Femen" Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #3

It's amazing how seriously Putin/Russia and Eastern Europe and the ME take this "Scam" stevenleser Nov 2013 #6

Not surprised you'd say that. Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #7

If being wary of governments holding political prisoners incommunicado is an offense Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #10

no. your "Pussy Riot is a scam not dissimilar from Femen" is no surprise. Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #11

It's a verbatim quote from DipsyDoodle, hence the quotation marks. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #12

Ok, my appologies then Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #15

Pussy Riot: whose freedom, whose riot ? dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #14

Anti-government actions? Tastless performance art? Manufactured protests? Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2013 #16

Tolonnikova left Voina -- in an acrimonious split -- in 2009. Brickbat Nov 2013 #18

So her imprisonment is Innertube hoo-doo? Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #4

So? Nobody deserves whet happened to them. Dash87 Nov 2013 #13

She has been found. Apparently they are xferring her to a prison in Siberia stevenleser Nov 2013 #5

Glad her imprisonment wasn't a "scam." Thanks. Eleanors38 Nov 2013 #8

For her sake, I wish it was, but it's clearly not. stevenleser Nov 2013 #9

Transferred to a penal colony in her native Krasnoyarsk region. dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #17