It's a world familiar to Maria Alyokhina, a member of feminist art ensemble Pussy Riot who spent nearly two years as an inmate for her part in a 2012 punk protest in a Moscow cathedral against President Vladimir Putin.
"It actually is a labour camp because by law all the prisoners should work. The quite cynical thing about this work is that prisoners usually sew police uniforms and uniforms for the Russian army, almost without salary." A more recent penal colony detainee, Yelena, described a similar regime to that experienced by Alyokhina a decade ago.
Prisoners could face punishment for inexplicable "offences" such as placing a wristwatch on a bedside table. The ultimate sanction was solitary confinement, known as "the Vatican". David Whelan said his brother must work at least eight hours a day, six days a week, on menial tasks like making buttonholes, which has caused him repetitive strain injury.
"His phone calls even to our parents are recorded. His letters were all translated before they went out. So you know that everything you do is being watched and you really have no sense of individuality."
I am willing to say that I stand with the greatest generation in opposing fascism and fighting for democracy. Are you?
If she thinks thatybad I want to see her try newyork county jail or cook country jail for only 5 days fck 2 years Often people have no clue how good that actually have it. Imagine going to jail and only having to worry about the bad food and low wage jobs 😂🤡🤡🤡
By “ without normal food” karen means prisoners eat prison food like every prison world wide 😂🤡🤡🤡 this whole article and video is dumb 100% propaganda Focus should be on length of stay not trying to make a cushy situation sound worse than it is
A DORM prison sentence is Still wayyy better than sitting in a medium/maximum jail doing your time with high risk prisoners who can only be in maximum security livingquarters. This article is fakenews because it’s trying to make you believe she’s going to the worst case scenario
Boo boo. He gets what he deserves
Follow the laws of other countries when you are on their soil and you would not be were you are.
Never know, she might just fall in love all over again with one of those big burly Russian women and never want to leave. Nine years is a long time with love.
Cry me a river.
How many Americans face a bleak life US prisons on cannabis charges?
...you russian money,and propaganda!
I’m sorry for her but Russia is not the best place to break the law in,
Good
Wonder if the hates the Russian anthem as much as the American National Anthem now.
I am blowing Emerald Kush vape at the screen right now!
GovHolcomb likes to arrest folks for a plan too.
probably wished she'd never gone to russia for some stupid athletic event. pretty much all potential travelers there need to reconsider as well
Yeah quit promotion of cannabis i am athlete yeah addicted to some shit like 80% Americans. What a lame people
very bad news
Bet she would love her some Trump right now. She’d be better to talk to him but nope. Ridin with Biden! Good luck Brittany loser
US prisons are full of “good people.” She broke the law of a foreign entity “ If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.” She’ll find a new wife and learn to speak Russian, which might be the necessary language to learn in the modern world.
Griner might get help from a Republican president in 2024/25. Democrats are full of hubris esp coz of Ukraine..You be fooled to think Ukr is located in Illinois.
Oh no. She broke the law! What’s the issue here? No response is expected 🤡
Only 🇺🇦special security forces can get her out✔
She broke the law . Sadly this is what happens in some countries
Awwww. That's too bad.
Get her out! Russia is a cess pool.
Shouldn’t try to smuggle illegal drugs. There are Consequences.
Don't smuggle drugs.
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