Thread: Julian Assange will be granted asylum, says official

Julian Assange will be granted asylum, says official
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...eaks?fb=native

Julian Assange to be Granted Asylum In Ecuador
http://gawker.com/5934738/julian-ass...lum-in-ecuador

The rights groups that lost the plot on Ecuador and Julian Assange
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...t-plot-ecuador

Pussy Riot supporters protest at Russian cathedral

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Security guards scuffled with masked protesters who demonstrated outside Moscow's main cathedral on Wednesday in support of three members of the Pussy Riot punk band who are on trial for staging an irreverent protest at the same church.

Witnesses said 18 demonstrators in colorful balaclavas like those worn by the band members mounted the steps of Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral and held up black cards with white letters spelling out the phrase "Blessed are the merciful".

Guards moved swiftly to disperse the demonstrators and treated some of them roughly, Internet TV channel Dozhd reported. Pussy Riot supporters said on social media that at least two people had been detained.

A Moscow court is to issue a verdict on Friday following the trial of the three women who sang a "punk prayer" on the altar of Christ the Saviour in February, calling on the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Vladimir Putin, then prime minister.

Prosecutors want the judge to convict Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentence each to three years in prison.



The three women say they were protesting against close ties between the state and the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader supported Putin during his successful campaign in a presidential election in March.

The defendants have been held in jail since shortly after their performance, which offended many people in mostly Orthodox Christian Russia. Kremlin critics see their trial as part of a crackdown on dissent as Putin starts a new six-year term.

interesting response. are you equating russia re: pussy riot with assange to demonstrate hypocrisy or something?

No. I think Pussy Riot is a rad name for a band. I couldn't possibly care less about Assange.

yeah, it is a rad name. i wonder how bad the music is.

Yeah, but how is he going to get to Ecuador without being detained exactly?

Originally Posted by AdironRider

Yeah, but how is he going to get to Ecuador without being detained exactly?

http://news.yahoo.com/attacked-ill-w...001836034.html

Originally Posted by AdironRider

Yeah, but how is he going to get to Ecuador without being detained exactly?

Very, very large diplomatic pouch?

Originally Posted by Harry

http://news.yahoo.com/attacked-ill-w...001836034.html

He could take a jet ski for all I care, its how is he going to step out of the UK embassy hes holed up in now without immediately being detained.

Originally Posted by AdironRider

He could take a jet ski for all I care, its how is he going to step out of the UK embassy hes holed up in now without immediately being detained.

http://articles.cnn.com/2007-10-10/t...ort?_s=PM:TECH


http://www.time.com/time/health/arti...874760,00.html

Originally Posted by systemoverblow'd

Those chicks kind of remind me of Dumb Donald from Fat Albert and the Cosby kids.

Who would want to be stuck in Equador?

I guess its one step up from Prison?
I might take the hit for the 3rd degree sex thing than be exiled to Equador for the rest of my life?

But hey thats just me

Originally Posted by MTT

Who would want to be stuck in Equador?

Someone who didn't want to be extradited to the US and be treated like Bradley Manning has been?

Just a guess though.

i've lived in ecuador a couple of times for extended periods. i wouldn't mind being stuck there a bit.

jesus after watching a minute of that vid i have to wonder if they aren't really on trial for sounding like shit.

Originally Posted by MTT

Who would want to be stuck in Equador?

I guess its one step up from Prison?
I might take the hit for the 3rd degree sex thing than be exiled to Equador for the rest of my life?

But hey thats just me

Equador is great. I lived there for a while and I thought the going from the jungle to the high andes (Quito) back down to the Pacific Ocean in a few hours time was pretty cool. The people are relatively friendly...the food isn't bad (even the guinea pig)...you could backcountry ski...all in all it's a pretty killer place...I definitely go there over doing jail time...no brainer.

Originally Posted by spook

jesus after watching a minute of that vid i have to wonder if they aren't really on trial for sounding like shit.

The official charge is "Hooliganism", so you might be right.

I could care less about the music as well. Pussy Riot is an awesome name and any group that calls on the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Vladimir Putin is pretty badass in my book.

Jer, you're a Pussy Riot fan? Fuck yeah! Let me treat you to some of their earlier work.

I'm pretty sure Jer doesn't have a job, but for those who do this link is highly NSFW.

http://plucer.livejournal.com/266853.html