https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An activist with Russian protest punk band Pussy Riot said on Wednesday he was "convinced" he was poisoned by Russia's secret service, possibly for looking into the killing of three Russian reporters in Africa. https://www.thelocal.de/20180926/pussy-riot Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:51:26 +0200 pussy-riot A member of Russian dissident punk band Pussy Riot, Pyotr Verzilov, was the victim of suspected poisoning with unknown substances but is now out of danger, his German doctors said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180918/pussy-riot-activist-reportedly-out-of-danger-after-suspected-poisoning Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:16:31 +0200 pussy-riot-activist-reportedly-out-of-danger-after-suspected-poisoning A post-mortem on a prominent German MP and critic of Vladimir Putin showed no signs of foul play, prosecutors said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141217/russia-in-clear-over-death-of-german-mp Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:10:00 +0100 russia-in-clear-over-death-of-german-mp Two women jailed in Russia for a Pussy Riot performance gave a press conference on Monday in Berlin. They said they were still part of the protest punk group despite being ejected by other members. https://www.thelocal.de/20140211/we-never-left-pussy-riot-tells-berlin Tue, 11 Feb 2014 08:38:00 +0100 we-never-left-pussy-riot-tells-berlin Plans by the German town where Martin Luther sparked the Reformation to award a free speech prize to feminist punk band Pussy Riot have sparked charges of blasphemy from religious leaders. https://www.thelocal.de/20121010/45479 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:25:00 +0200 45479 The Catholic Church has pressed charges against a trio of Pussy Riot copycats who disrupted a service in Cologne Cathedral on Sunday – if charged and convicted they could be jailed for longer than their heroines. https://www.thelocal.de/20120823/44541 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:21:00 +0200 44541 Three people dressed as Pussy Riot, one female and two male, staged a protest during a service in Germany's most famous cathedral on Sunday, calling on the punk band imprisoned in Russia to be set free. https://www.thelocal.de/20120820/44457 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:36:00 +0200 44457 Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Russian embassy in Berlin on Friday, joining international outcry over a two-year prison sentence imposed on the Pussy Riot activists in Moscow. Some chained themselves to the railings. https://www.thelocal.de/20120817/44429 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:49:00 +0200 44429 Berlin-based singer Peaches has released a free song in support of the imprisoned members of Russian feminist collective Pussy Riot - accompanied by a video filmed last week in the capital with the help of a balaclava-clad crowd. https://www.thelocal.de/20120815/44377 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:04:00 +0200 44377 Berlin’s Academy of the Arts has added its voice to growing international calls demanding the immediate release of the imprisoned Russian punk band Pussy Riot. https://www.thelocal.de/20120803/44141 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:02:00 +0200 44141