[escepticos] Fwd: Pussy Riot is Free. Free Russia

[Tei]

En la mejor tradición de Alfonso Arias Solis, os reenvio una carta que
solicita apoyos por una causa en pro de la libertad de expresión.

:D

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From: Luis Morago - Avaaz.org <avaaz at avaaz.org>
Date: 24 August 2012 07:56
Subject: Pussy Riot is Free. Free Russia
To: "oscar.vives at gmail.com" <oscar.vives at gmail.com>


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Dear friends,

  <http://www.avaaz.org/en/free_pussy_riot_free_russia_a/?bmBbGcb&v=17320>

*Putin's war on dissent may have met its match in Pussy Riot*, the female
protest group. The European Parliament is calling for an *asset freeze and
travel ban on Russia's corrupt elite -- let's join their call* and make it
a reality -- sign the petition:

[image: Sign the
petition]<http://www.avaaz.org/en/free_pussy_riot_free_russia_a/?bmBbGcb&v=17320>
Facing 2 years in jail for singing a song criticizing President Putin in a
church, a member of *Pussy Riot gestured to the court and said in her
show-trial's closing statements,* "Despite the fact that we are physically
here, *we are freer than everyone sitting across from us ... We can say
anything we want..."*

*Russia is steadily slipping into the grip of a new autocracy* -- clamping
down on public protest, allegedly rigging elections, intimidating media,
banning gay rights parades for 100 years, and even beating critics like
chess master Garry Kasparov. But many Russian citizens remain defiant,
and *Pussy
Riot's eloquent bravery has galvanized the world’s solidarity.* Now, our
best chance to prove to Putin there is a price to pay for this repression
lies with Europe.

*The European Parliament is calling for an assets freeze and travel ban on
Putin’s powerful inner circle who are accused of multiple crimes*. Our
community is spread across every corner of the world -- if we can push the
Europeans to act, it will not only hit Putin's circle hard, as many bank
and have homes in Europe, but also counter his anti-Western propaganda,
showing him that the whole world is willing to stand up for a free
Russia. *Click
below to support the sanctions and tell everyone:*

http://www.avaaz.org/en/free_pussy_riot_free_russia_a/?bmBbGcb&v=17320

*Last week’s trial is about far more than three women and their 40-second
‘punk prayer’*. When tens of thousands flooded the streets to protest
rigged elections, the government threw organisers into jail for weeks. And
in June Parliament *effectively outlawed dissent* by raising the fine for
unsanctioned protest an astounding 150-fold, roughly the average Russian’s
salary for a whole year.

Pussy Riot may be the most famous Russian activists right now, but their
sentence is not the grossest injustice of Putin’s war on dissent. In
2009, *anti-corruption
lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who uncovered a massive tax fraud at the heart of
Russia’s power dealers, died in jail* -- without a trial, on shaky charges,
and with medical attention repeatedly denied. 60 of Russia’s elite have
been under scrutiny for the case and its cover-up, and the sanctions the
European Parliament is proposing are on this inner circle.

*International attention to Russia’s crackdown is cresting right now, and
the ‘Magnitsky sanctions’ are the best way to put the heat on Putin* and
help create breathing room for the suffocating democracy movement. Let’s
give Europe's leaders a global public mandate to adopt the sanctions. *Sign
the petition now and share this with everyone: *

http://www.avaaz.org/en/free_pussy_riot_free_russia_a/?bmBbGcb&v=17320

*What happens in Russia matters to us all.* Russia has blocked
international coordination on Syria and other urgent global issues, and a
Russian autocracy threatens the world we all want, wherever we are. The
Russian people face a serious challenge, but we know that people-powered
movements are the best cure for corruption and iron-fisted governments --
and that international solidarity can help keep the flame of these
movements alive. Let’s join together now to show Putin that the world will
hold him to account and push for change until Russia is set free.

With hope,

Luis, David, Alice, Ricken, Lisa, Vilde, and the Avaaz team


P.S.: Avaaz has launched Community Petitions, an exciting new platform
where it's quick and easy to create a campaign on any issue you care
strongly about. Start your own by clicking here:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/start_a_petition/?do.ps.priot

More information:

Pussy Riot sentenced to 2 years in jail for stunt against Putin:
http://world.time.com/2012/08/17/protests-verdict-loom-for-russias-jailed-punks/

Russia faces angry response to jailing of Pussy Riot members (Irish Times)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0818/1224322386243.html

Media Frenzy Over Pussy Riot Obscures Legal Plights Of Lesser-Known
Protesters (Radio Free Europe)
http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-antigovernment-protesters-jail-time-pussy-riot/24677862.html

Moscow election official: I helped rig Russia vote (NBC News)
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/12/06/9255664-moscow-election-official-i-helped-rig-russia-vote?lite

As US acts on Magnitsky, Europe debates (The Moscow Times)
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/as-us-acts-on-magnitsky-europe-debates/463107.html


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