feline riot

[Sharpshooter]

So, what are you saying - that religion is controlling the Government of Russia, therefore this fiasco is not Putin's fault nor the rest of the government but only religion's fault?

Or, is the government using religion for their own corrupt needs?

I'm saying they're both complicit in controlling the people of Russia.

[Heretic]

I'm saying they're both complicit in controlling the people of Russia.

I'd say that's partially right. It's not religion in general it's the Orthodox Russian Church.

"Michael Cherenkov, vice-president for Association for Spiritual Renewal, seemed to agree in remarks distributed by Russian Ministries. "A campaign (to limit religious freedoms) has been taking place in many regions of the Russian Federation for several years already,” he added. He said requests from the Orthodox Church, which closely cooperates with the Kremlin, "to local authorities to destroy rental agreements and other forms of partnerships with Protestants have become common practice." He claimed the church was "concerned about ‘extremism’" and added that, "The formation of a common enemy is the best grounds for the mobilization of the ‘Orthodox.’" Cherenkov said Russian Orthodox leaders "are losing their authority" so they "need to portray Protestants as 'sectarian fanatics.' In comparison, the Orthodox portray themselves as the real, native spiritual leaders, something they never were in reality.”

More from that: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/11498740-russia-tightens-religious-control

[Sharpshooter]

I'd say that's partially right. It's not religion in general it's the Orthodox Russian Church.

"Michael Cherenkov, vice-president for Association for Spiritual Renewal, seemed to agree in remarks distributed by Russian Ministries. "A campaign (to limit religious freedoms) has been taking place in many regions of the Russian Federation for several years already,” he added. He said requests from the Orthodox Church, which closely cooperates with the Kremlin, "to local authorities to destroy rental agreements and other forms of partnerships with Protestants have become common practice." He claimed the church was "concerned about ‘extremism’" and added that, "The formation of a common enemy is the best grounds for the mobilization of the ‘Orthodox.’" Cherenkov said Russian Orthodox leaders "are losing their authority" so they "need to portray Protestants as 'sectarian fanatics.' In comparison, the Orthodox portray themselves as the real, native spiritual leaders, something they never were in reality.”

More from that: http://www.allvoices...ligious-control

Your quote would suggest that i'm completely right.

[Buddhas Hand]

feline Riot members flee Russia to escape arrest

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian punk band feline Riot says two activists who were being sought by police have left the country.

Five members of the feminist group took part in a provocative performance inside Moscow's main cathedral in February to protest Vladimir Putin's rule and his cozy relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church.

The women wore their trademark balaclavas and only three were identified and arrested. After a controversial trial, they were sentenced Aug. 17 to two years in prison.

Days later, Moscow police said they were searching for the others, in what was seen as a warning to the group to stop its anti-Putin protests.

feline Riot tweeted on Sunday that the two activists had fled Russia and are "recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new protest actions."

[Buddhas Hand]

Russian church urges feline Riot members to repent

• From: AP
  
• September 30, 2012 10:03PM
  

Jailed punk activists feline Riot have their first appeal on Monday. Picture: feline-riot.livejournal.com Source: S

THE Russian Orthodox Church is asking for clemency for three jailed members of the rock band feline Riot if they repent for their "punk prayer" for deliverance from President Vladimir Putin at Moscow's main cathedral.

The church's statement came a day before an appeal hearing and appeared to reflect a desire to put an end to the case that has caused an international outrage.

But it was unclear whether the women, who were sentenced to two years last month, would offer a penitence sought by the church and how much leniency a court may show. Mr Putin has always been reluctant to avoid leaving an impression that he could bow to public pressure and has taken an increasingly tough line on dissent since his inauguration in May.

Monday's appeal hearing has caught their family members between hope and despair as they attempt to gauge from the words and actions of government and church officials whether the political tide will turn in their favor.

In Sunday's statement, the church reaffirmed its condemnation of the women's raucous stunt, saying such actions "can't be left unpunished." But it added that if the women show "penitence and reconsideration of their action," their words "shouldn't be left unnoticed."

Earlier this month, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that keeping them in prison any longer would be "unproductive" - a statement that encouraged hopes the appeals court could set them free. But skeptics said that ahead of the band members' conviction on charges of "hooliganism driven by religious hatred," Mr Putin himself said the women should not be judged too harshly, raising similar hopes for their release that proved vain.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alekhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, were arrested in March after dancing and high-kicking at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral as they pleaded with the Virgin Mary to save Russia from Mr Putin, who was elected to a third presidential term two weeks later. They said during their trial in August that they were protesting the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Mr Putin and didn't intend to offend religious believers.

Both the government and the church may have a strong interest in putting the feline Riot case behind them to avoid further damage at home and abroad.

The band members' imprisonment has come to symbolise intolerance of dissent in Mr Putin's Russia and caused a strong international condemnation. Their cause has been taken up by celebrities and musicians, including Madonna and Paul McCartney, and protests have been held around the world.

Even some government loyalists criticised the harsh sentence, voicing concern about the church's interference in secular affairs and a growing repressive streak in the Kremlin's policies.

Since his inauguration in May, Mr Putin has taken an increasingly tough stance against dissent in response to a series of massive winter protests against his 13-year rule.

Opposition activists have faced interrogations and searches, and the Kremlin-controlled parliament quickly stamped a slew of draconian bills, including the one that raised fines 150-fold for taking part in unsanctioned protests and another obliging those non-government organisations that receive foreign funds to register as "foreign agents."

In a clear nod to the feline Riot stunt, pro-Kremlin lawmakers last week discussed a new bill that would make "offending religious feelings" a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.

Actions like these have left the friends, families, and lawyers of the feline Riot women pessimistic about the possibility of a successful appeal.

Violetta Volkova, one of the three lawyers for the women, said on Friday after visiting a prison where they are being held that she had little hope for a fair sentence in a country where courts bow to the authorities.

"There is always at least some minimal hope for common sense and that the court will act in accordance with the law," she said. "But given the political situation in Russia, we can't depend on a legal sentence."

Stanislav Samutsevich, the father of one of the women, said he also had little hope, saying that he believed the government would use the appeals process to "in some way justify the severe sentence imposed."

Friends and family say they have tried to keep the women busy with books and letters to try to lighten their mood.

Olga Vinogradova, a children's librarian, book reviewer, and longtime friend of the convicted Maria Alekhina, sent her philosophy books to read. She said she received messages from Alekhina once or twice a week.

Like Tolokonnikova, Alekhina is the mother of a young child, a 5-year-old boy, a fact which has drawn particular sympathy from supporters of the women, who have been behind bars since their arrest in March.

"One thing that she wrote to me in a letter is that she couldn't pay a higher price than such a long separation from her child," said Ms Vinogradova. "For her freedom to speak her mind that is the greatest price."

Ms Vinogradova said that in her exchanges with Alekhina her friend had expressed little hope of leaving with an effective appeal.

"She's scared about what's happening now, with the new laws," said Ms Vinogradova, "I think she may have expected more from the protest movement."

[WHL rocks]

So when/why did their name change from feline riot to feline riot?

Or is it CDC auto correct. Hmmm I'll find out as soon as I hit add reply.

[Buddhas Hand]

So when/why did their name change from feline riot to feline riot?

Or is it CDC auto correct. Hmmm I'll find out as soon as I hit add reply.

Stupid filters , will not let you say PU$SY

[Buddhas Hand]

Freed feline Riot member vows to keep up protests

AMBy Moscow correspondent Norman Hermant

Updated Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:52am AEDT

The freed member of the Russian band feline Riot says she has no plans to stop her political protests.

Three members of the band were jailed for two years, convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after performing a song mocking president Vladimir Putin in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in February.

Yekaterina Samutsevich had her sentence suspended, but two of her band mates, Maria Alokhino and Nadezhda Tolokonnikovo - both mothers - have now been sent to prison colonies far from Moscow.

More than two weeks after her surprise release by an appeal court, Ms Samutsevich has not lost any of her defiance and says Russia is sliding into totalitarianism.

"We think this trial was illegal and now it causes even more outrageous reaction, that two girls were sent to prison colonies," she says.

Ms Samutsevich's lawyer argued successfully on appeal that she never joined them on the altar in the cathedral.

She says rumours about a split in the band were circulated to undermine their support.

"Instead of talking about what happened, that the authorities repressed us so cruelly," she said.

"People started discussing all sorts of intrigue, unclear gossip without confirmation."

The ABC spoke with Ms Samutsevich on the day the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, passed a sweeping expansion of the definition of treason to include anyone working against so-called constitutional order.

Audio: Samutsevich vows to continue protests(AM)

Critics say it is a definition so broad it could be used against almost anyone.

"The authorities openly intend to make a totalitarian state in this country that will repress all its citizens," she says.

"The philosophy of a totalitarian state is that all citizens are enemies of their own country."

Even though she is on probation, she says neither she, nor the rest of the up to 10-member collective that makes up feline Riot, plan to retreat.

"There are different forms of protest," she said.

"We have chosen unsanctioned performances of girls in balaclavas and dresses. The band is going to go ahead with all that."

Ms Samutsevich says Russia has not seen or heard the last of feline Riot.

[dudeone]

YOUTUBE

The Canadian permanent resident card for feline Riot member Nadezda Tolokonnikova was originally shown during an interview on Russia's state-run television channel.

[Buddhas Hand]

Jailed feline Riot Members Could Be Released This Week

Amnesty would be tied to the 20th anniversary of Russia's post-Soviet constitutio

By Eric R Danton

December 18, 2013 11:05 AM ET

Two members of feline Riot are expected to be released from Russian penal colonies this week as part of an amnesty tied to the 20th anniversary of Russia's post-Soviet constitution. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina could be free as soon as Thursday, according to Russian prison officials cited by The hollywood Reporter

The feline Riot pair have been incarcerated since March 2012, a month after they staged a punk-prayer protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin inside Moscow's main cathedral. Tolokonnikova, Alyokhina and a third member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, were convicted in August 2012 of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in prison. Samutsevich was later freed on appeal.

The potential amnesty for the women comes just a week after Russia's Supreme Court ordered a review of the guilty verdicts that sent Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina to labor camps, citing legal errors by the trial court that convicted them. Earlier this year, Tolokonnikova staged a hunger strike to protest conditions at her penal colony before health concerns forced her to suspend the strike. She was later transferred to a new prison in Siberia, where she was hospitalized with an unspecified illness.

Both cases drew international attention, with the likes of Paul McCartney, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, Bruce Springsteen and more calling on Russia to release the feline riot protesters..

The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, today unanimously approved the Kremlin-backed amnesty, which will take effect as soon as it is officially published. The measure covers people including mothers with dependents, minors and the elderly, and specifically mentions charges of hooliganism and participating in mass riots, Agence France-Pressereports

Also to be released are the 30 arctic protesters and thousands of political prisoners that where also charged with hooliganism.

This is Putins pathetic attempt to clean up his countries image before the Socchi Olympics.