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LA Russians Send Letters to Support Female Political Prisoners in Their Homeland


LA Russians Send Letters to Support Female Political Prisoners in Their Homeland
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Imprisonment based on political dissent is especially difficult for women, says Nadya Tolokonnikova, a creator of Pussy Riot, and someone who spent 16 months in a Russian prison. The Russian diaspora in Los Angeles gathered to write letters of support to women incarcerated on political grounds in their homeland. VOA News reports from Los Angeles, California; Steve Baragona narrates.

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