Russia: Violent attack on former Pussy Riot members must not be tolerated

Headline Title: Russia: Violent attack on former Pussy Riot members must not be tolerated 06 March 2014 The Russian authorities must promptly launch an independent and impartial investigation into an apparently unprovoked and premeditated attack in Nizhny Novgorod this morning on human rights activists, including former Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina, Amnesty International said. “By all accounts, this violent attack appears to have been premeditated by an organized group. The unidentified assailants chanted slogans, held aloft a banner and filmed the entire…

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