Tag: Protest
The most hated statue in Sofia, Bulgaria has been painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, in solidarity with the revolution and the deadly protests in the former Soviet Republic. It is, essentially, a gigantic bronze relief to remind the Bulgarian people about an invading Soviet forces that crushed and “liberated” the country from its […]
This is the new Pussy Riot for “Putin Will Teach You How to Love the Motherland,” starting with delicate music and some waves, until the bright balaclavas emerge triumphantly out of the water and hell breaks loose all over the Olympic International Committee’s fantasy of non-involvement. Though the IOC’s Mark Adam said “what happened wasn’t in the context […]
Earlier today, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and others were brutally attacked by Cossacks in Sochi, 20 miles from the Olympic Park, while performing a Pussy Riot action. The Cossacks are part of Sochi’s internal security force, beefed up for the Olympics. Shortly after, the IOC denied violations of the Olympic Charter as it was a “local” Sochi issue […]
Protests in Ukraine have been going on for more than two months, with up to a million protestors marching and camped out in the street and clashing with police armies, but in the last two days, it’s gotten a lot darker. Watching the reportage of journalists on the ground is the closest thing to tracking military […]
Allegedly, the notorious topless protesting feminist collective Femen was “started” by a man. Come again? When I first interviewed the now-internet-infamous topless protestors of Femen almost two years ago, Inna Shevchenko and Jenya Krayzman made their views on sex work very clear. Because of the regular abuse and exploitation of women in Ukraine, they don’t believe in […]
These photos were shot at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. on August 16th during the second annual Pussy Riot protest and solidarity concert. To show their support against the unjust imprisonmentof Pussy Riot, the protestors wore brightly colored “balaclavas,” the emblem of Pussy Riot’s [attempted] anonymity and, ultimately, a signature image of protest. It’s been over […]
In Moscow, eight members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster were detained for holding an illegal rally. While the world the internet is familiar with the Pastafarian movement as a parody religion against the literal interpretation of scripture — magical Jesus, Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc. — in Russia, shit gets realer. The Church of FSP […]
Mayoral candidate and current NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio was arrested yesterday. But don’t worry too much–that was his plan all along. De Blasio was part of a crowd of protesters demonstrating against the potential closure of Long Island College Hospital and Interfaith Medical Center, and was cuffed along with City Councilman Steve Levin after […]
Al Jazeera recently released a striking photo essay documenting the “Standing Man” protest currently taking place in Turkey. It started when performance artist Erdem Gunduz silently stood facing the Ataturk Cultural Centre in Taksim Square, Istanbul, for eight hours. In an interview Gunduz said, “Maybe the media and people will learn something from this silent standing, this resistance… […]
Justin Wedes of Occupy Wall Street is reporting from the front lines of the protests in Turkey for ANIMAL. He’s also tweeting from the field continuously. I’m walking with Seda, my 18-year old Turkish translator, down Gumussuyu Street that slopes sea-ward out of Gezi Park in downtown Istanbul. She has taken me here to show me where her and her […]
