Global Scan
December 23, 2013
Dennis Rodman's controversial relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un turned another page this week. The former NBA star was in North Korea this week to select and train a North Korean basketball team that will take part in an exhibition game in honor of Kim's birthday. Plus Egyptian activists are thrown in jail and elves — yes, elves — halt a highway project in Iceland, in today's Global Scan.
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Arts, Culture & Media
What does Russian punk band Pussy Riot owe to Yanka Dyagileva?
PRI's The World
February 05, 2014
Pussy Riot is known around the world for being a feminist protest group. But before Pussy Riot, there was Siberian punk rocker Yanka Dyagileva.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli releases 'Prisoner of Conscious'
PRI's The World
November 12, 2013
Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli on Pussy Riot, the Arab Spring and writing conscious rap.
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Conflict & Justice
Why International Support for Pussy Riot Could Backfire
PRI's The World
August 16, 2012
Russian-American musician and writer Alina Simone says she thinks this international attention could end up alienating ordinary Russians and create more support for the Kremlin.
Conflict & Justice
Pussy Riot Jailed Members Get a Two Year Jail Sentence
PRI's The World
August 17, 2012
A judge in a Moscow court sentenced the members of Pussy Riot to two years in jail on Friday.
Conflict & Justice
Slideshow: Russia Remains Divided on The Pussy Riot Case
PRI's The World
September 28, 2012
The performance, and subsequent jail sentence, of the feminist art collective members has opened a deep and divisive debate on relations between church and state in Russia.
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Global Scan
Dennis Rodman brings his brand of basketball diplomacy back to North Korea
December 23, 2013
Dennis Rodman's controversial relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un turned another page this week. The former NBA star was in North Korea this week to select and train a North Korean basketball team that will take part in an exhibition game in honor of Kim's birthday. Plus Egyptian activists are thrown in jail and elves — yes, elves — halt a highway project in Iceland, in today's Global Scan.
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Conflict & Justice
Two members of Pussy Riot are attacked by Russian thugs while eating breakfast at McDonald's
PRI's The World
March 07, 2014
With all the drama over Russia's intentions in Crimea, another Russian story has been pushed to the back pages. Pussy Riot. Now the Russian punk protest group is back in the headlines. There's a disturbing video making the rounds, that shows an apparent attack on two Pussy Riot members.