The Russian punk group "Pussy Riot" is back in the news but this time in a positive way, by the publication that have been included in the list of candidates for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2012 granting the European Parliament.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyojina and Yekaterina Samusevich, the members of the group "Pussy Riot", known to have been in the news as a result, according to the final verdict, of a crime of vandalism in an Orthodox cathedral, have been nominated alongside eight candidates for the Prize awarded by the European Parliament Sakharov since 1985 with the support of 40 European Members.
They share the list of privileged candidates who fight for freedom and consciousness have to do it, the Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, the human rights defender Ales Bialiatski Belarus, Pakistani lawyer Joseph Francis who has dealt with defend victims affected by the anti-blasphemy law in the country, and the three opposition activists in Rwanda Victoire Ingabire, Déogratias Mushayidi and Bernard Ntaganda.
To make a bit of culture comment that the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought got its name in honor of the scientist and Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, and whose birth took place in December 1985 by the European Parliament as a reason to honor individuals or organizations who have dedicated their lives or actions to defend human rights and freedoms worldwide.
European Members have been quick enough to be included in the list of candidates. Just after learning that the three members of the punk group condemned to 2 years in prison for a crime of vandalism to have broken last February in the Orthodox Cathedral Christ the Redeemer and where they sang a song with calling for the resignation of then Prime Minister and today, again, Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In addition, with this application, MEPs and the "Pussy Riot" explicitly condemn censorship and "dramatic" deterioration of human rights in Russia in recent months after having passed several laws that limit and make it almost disappear, even more, political opposition in the country and freedom of expression in particular.
A prestigious award in the case was shifted to the three components of "Pussy Riot" would be a triple victory for freedom of expression and against censorship and authoritarianism of certain political leaders that seems to have a good sense of criticism.
No comments:
Post a Comment