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Pussy Riot members detained in Qatar for trying to storm World Cup field: report
Fox News ^ | December 19, 2022 | Ryan Gaydos

Posted on 12/19/2022 11:18:34 AM PST by Navy Patriot

Members of Pussy Riot, a Russian punk rock band known for political stunts to draw attention to societal issues, was detained in Qatar after trying to storm the field at the World Cup on Sunday, activists say.

The band members were looking to protest against Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian political activist Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran that have sparked protests throughout the Islamic Republic, according to Reuters.

Nika Nikulshina, an associate of the group, and Peter Verzilov, who is from Ukraine, were detained before they could get onto the field at Lusail Stadium, the Cinema for Peace Foundation told Reuters.

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1 posted on 12/19/2022 11:18:34 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Oh they’ll be stripped searched and probed repeatedly


2 posted on 12/19/2022 11:20:04 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Navy Patriot

Here for the pictures... this is my kind of riot!


3 posted on 12/19/2022 11:20:06 AM PST by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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To: Navy Patriot

Some of Griner’s former roommates. LOL. I’ll bet they all smell bad.


4 posted on 12/19/2022 11:21:37 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Amerika! The whole world is watching and laughing their asses off. )
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To: Navy Patriot

I heard it got hairy.


5 posted on 12/19/2022 11:22:03 AM PST by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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To: Sarcazmo; All

I’m not posting pictures on this thread.


6 posted on 12/19/2022 11:24:16 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot

These were some of Hitlery’s favorite gals. Their trip to Qatar was probably paid for by the US Government.


7 posted on 12/19/2022 11:33:44 AM PST by nicollo ("I said no!")
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To: Navy Patriot

In related, Pussy Riot’s new single “Flogged” charting on Saudi Arabia’s Crucifix Top 100.


8 posted on 12/19/2022 11:33:50 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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Here for the pictures...

The ones on the ends might clean up alright. The one in the middle. Yeesh!


9 posted on 12/19/2022 11:34:53 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Navy Patriot

They went full Britney Griner. Never go full Britney Griner.


10 posted on 12/19/2022 11:37:51 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Sirius Lee

Agreed. Since we’re here fist, we’ll leave the middle one for Laz.


11 posted on 12/19/2022 11:38:02 AM PST by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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we’ll leave the middle one for Laz.

'Zactly!

12 posted on 12/19/2022 11:38:45 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
...Pussy Riot’s new single “Flogged”...

Is that from their Christmas Album?

13 posted on 12/19/2022 11:39:17 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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“... known for political stunts to draw attention to societal issues...”

“societal issues” = themselves?


14 posted on 12/19/2022 11:39:26 AM PST by cdcdawg (Hoes mad! LOL! )
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To: Sarcazmo; Lazamataz

Hey, you’re supposed to ping Laz...


15 posted on 12/19/2022 11:41:30 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: cdcdawg

Well, I guess they are the “issue” of something.


16 posted on 12/19/2022 11:44:13 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Navy Patriot; Lazamataz

XD XD sorry.


17 posted on 12/19/2022 11:51:15 AM PST by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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Pussy Riot members detained in Qatar for trying to storm World Cup field: report


18 posted on 12/19/2022 11:51:59 AM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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To: Navy Patriot

Just announced: Putin has offered to trade Viktor Bout, the “Merchant of Death” back to Qatar in exchange for the release of Pussy Riot.


19 posted on 12/19/2022 12:06:45 PM PST by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: Sirius Lee

I yeild to Laz but the one in the middle looks like she would be the more enthusiastic of the 3.


20 posted on 12/19/2022 12:49:50 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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