Free Pussy Riot Berlin Demonstration

Occupy Berlin Biennale and Free Pussy Riot Berlin:

On May 11th, 2012 at 16.00 a demonstration march rallying in solidarity with the innocent prisoners in general 
and members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot took place.

We demanded the immediate release and rehabilitation of these activists. We requested the European Union and Governments of Europe to take a firm stand and to exert pressure on the Russian Government.

photo: Anna Eckold

We started the Demonstration at Neptun fountain (Neptunbrunnen Alexanderplatz) and marched to the 
Russian Embassy.

photo: Marina Naprushkina

photo: Nune Barsegjan

photo: Anna Eckold

We were supported by the powerful beats of a revolutionary sumba band. "Pussy Riot out of jail!"
Activists, artists, writers from Berlin and other German cities, as well as from Moscow, Minsk, Athens, 
St. Petersburg were present. Here are some portraits:

Alexander Formozov, who also organised "Freie Wahlen für Rußland", photo by Anna Eckold

Mischa Vogel, can not wear Pussy Riot outfit because of German mumming law, photo by Anna Eckold

There is a very suspicious construction work in front of the Russian Embassy. 

Joulia Strauss and Adik (add Adik's surmame here), photo by Anna Eckold

Ursula Cyriaxweimar, who's radiant art work at the entrance of the occupied KW greets us with the entire 
text of "Empört Euch" by last living member of the Secret Germany resistance movement Stefan Hessel, 
photo: Anna Eckold

Sotirios Bahtsetzis, art theoretician from Athens, he writes about Image Wars, photo by Anna Eckold

Adik wearing "Free Tolokno", photo: Anna Eckold

Marina Naprushkina and Joulia Strauss with Mr. Wildt: this is just the beginning.
Thanks to Florian Hauschild for registration. 
photo: Alexander Wahrlich

Even curators of Biennale have honoured our demonstration, photo: Anna Eckold

Zlata Bossina and Sergey Ilupin, gay activists from Moscow and Berlin, photo: Anna Eckold

Ilya Ryvkin, photo: Anna Eckold

Solidarity of Occupy BB7: Pola Pepper, photo: Alexander Wahrlich

Marina Naprushkina, photo: Alexander Wahrlich

Daria Belova, wearing the "Patriarchy is War" cape, photo: Anna Eckold

The rain perfectly suited to the demonstration scenario. Over 100 people came,
allthough it was clear that it will rain, so our demonstrants are not random.
photo: Katia Mishchenko

Zlata Bossina (Quarteera), photo: Anna Eckold


We gathered at Brandenburger Tor, we had to explain to public
that this is not at all a celebration.

photo: Alexander Wahrlich

Marius sings his revolutionary hymn: "Stachelt mich auf, stachelt mich auf, damit ich meine Seele 
nie ans Babylon verkauf" (Spike me, spike me, so that I never sell my soul to Babylon), 
photo: Alexander Wahrlich

Maruis, photo: Anna Eckold

Next day at occupy Neptun fountain: Pola Pepper


THANK YOU!!!

http://www.freepussyriot.org/