{"id":293751,"date":"2025-11-07T06:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pussy-riot-masha-life-in-russian-prison\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T06:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:04:48","slug":"pussy-riot-masha-life-in-russian-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pussy-riot-masha-life-in-russian-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Pussy Riot &#8211; Masha: life in Russian prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/j0NlPOQbC1k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pussy Riot - Masha: life in Russian prison\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j0NlPOQbC1k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Founding member of Pussy Riot and one of the most high-profile political activists in Russia imprisoned by Vladimir Putin&#8217;s government &#8211; in this Ways to Change the World Podcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Masha Alyokina.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>She became internationally known after the group&#8217;s protest performance in Moscow&#8217;s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in 2012, which led to her arrest and two years in prison. Since her release, Masha has continued to challenge Putin&#8217;s regime and fight for freedom of expression through her art, writing and activism. 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