Maksim Kononenko

Hunger strikes are last resort for Pussy Riot band member and Russian mothers

Global Politics

In Russia, women are using hunger strikes to draw attention to what they perceive as injustice. But only one hunger strike, by a member of the band Pussy Riot, is really drawing attention.

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