Pussy Riot Research Paper

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A. Who is Pussy Riot? Have you ever heard about the Russian chicks that wear balaclavas, play punk rock, and like to stage protests? What about the women who have faced unthinkable punishments trying to improve the lives of others?
B. Pussy Riot is a feminist rock group from Moscow, that has been making headlines since 2011. They are a group of five women who use music to protest by using music and their videos to make their voices heard.
C. Three brave women from the group, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova , Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich have made the group what it is today. Pussy Riot has made the world more aware of the violations of human rights and feminism because of their protests, experiences, and advocacy.
II. Protests
A. Many of the freedom that we have in America, are …show more content…

Experiences
A. According to Tolokonnikova (2014), her experiences included long hours of what some may call “slave labor.” Many inmates wished for ailments that would cause them to be moved to the prison hospital where they weren’t beaten and mistreated on a daily basis. With such harsh conditions, Pussy Riot discovered that there were even more issues regarding the lack of human rights than they had thought.
B. After 2 years, Putin granted the two amnesty, and they were released from prison. Pussy Riot had made such an impact that everyone around the globe was following their story.
C. Soon after regaining their freedom, Pussy Riot staged a protest to raise awareness about people who had been jailed for their beliefs, race, gender or sexual orientation, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Although they displayed no physical threat, they were publically whipped by Cossack officers (Whittell).
D. Because of the experience that Pussy Riot has endured as women in Russia, and their experiences in prison, they have extended their advocacy efforts to include warning America about what can happen if the government is not controlled, and what rights inmates are lacking.

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