Politics
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who were ousted from Pussy Riot earlier this year, are suing the government of Russia in the European Court of Human Rights, according to a report from the BBC. The pair are seeking reparations not for their 21-month prison stints, but for a trial that they liken to torture. Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova each hope to claim €120,000 (approximately 160,000) for damages and €10,000 (around $13,000) for legal fees.
“What can I say? Good girls! But, in my opinion, the requested amount is too small,” Tolokonnikov’s father Andrey told Russian newspaper Moskovskiy Komsomolets. “They should have requested 250 million euros, not 250,000 euros.”
— Ashton Cooper (ashton_cooper)
