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{{use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}Yekaterina Stanislavovna Samutsevich ({{lang-ru|Екатери́на Станисла́вовна Самуце́вич}}; born 9 August 1982)[1] is a Russian political activist. She was a member of the anti-Putinist BiographyOn 17 August 2012, she was convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for a performance in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years imprisonment. She has been recognized as a political prisoner by the Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners.[3] Amnesty International named her a prisoner of conscience due to "the severity of the response of the Russian authorities." She was released on a suspended sentence by a Moscow appeals judge on 10 October 2012 following an argument from her lawyer that she had been stopped by cathedral guards before she could get her guitar out of its case.[1] She is a computer programmer and a graduate of the Rodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia in Moscow.[6] For two years she worked for a defense contractor on a secret project, to develop software for the nuclear attack submarine K-152 Nerpa.[2] Thereafter she worked as a freelance programmer. She is interested in LGBT issues. Court sessions were attended by her father, Stanislav Samutsevich.[6] Samutsevich has been a member of the Voina collective since 2007.[3] In 2010, Samutsevich was among the Voina activists who attempted to release live cockroaches into the Tagansky Courthouse; the extent to which they succeeded in this action is disputed. She was later prosecuted in the same building for their involvement in Pussy Riot's "punk prayer".[4] She also took part in a series of actions, Operation Kiss Garbage,[5] from January through March 2011. This project comprised female members kissing policewomen in Moscow Metro stations and on the streets. It was primarily an anti-government protest, but also controversial because the non-consensual "ambush kissing" could be considered sexual battery.[6] References1. ^{{Cite news | title = Russia Frees One Punk Rocker, Keeps Two in Jail | last = Brooke | first = James | publisher = Voice of America | url = http://www.voanews.com/content/russian-court-releases-pussy-riot-member/1523761.html | date = 10 October 2012}}
2. ^{{Cite news|title=Pussy Riot father: "Putin is a symbol of a sick system" |last=Vlasenko |first=Elena |publisher=Index on Censorship |url=http://uncut.indexoncensorship.org/2012/09/pussy-riot-russia/ |date=7 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129160024/http://uncut.indexoncensorship.org/2012/09/pussy-riot-russia/ |archivedate=29 November 2012 }}
3. ^{{Cite web | title = Witness to Pussy Riot's activist beginnings | author = Thomas Peter | agency = Reuters | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/us-blog-pussy-riots-idUSBRE87F0PW20120816 | date = 16 August 2012}}
4. ^Перед приговором секс-символ Pussy Riot в письме сторонникам заявила о победе: "Трудно поверить, что это не сон", NEWSru.
5. ^{{Cite web | title = Radical Russian art group shows love for the police, Voina showers female police officers with kisses | author = Miriam Elder | newspaper = Global Post | url = http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/bric-yard/radical-russian-art-group-shows-love-the-police | date = 1 March 2011}}
6. ^{{Cite web | title = Девушки из арт-группы "Война" насильно целуют женщин-милиционеров (ВИДЕО) | publisher = Newsru.com | url = http://www.newsru.com/cinema/01mar2011/voina.html | access-date = 17 August 2012}}
7. ^1 2 {{Cite news| title = Pussy Riot profile: Yekaterina Samutsevich: Art lover Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, warns of government campaign to instil fear among Russians with 'opposition' views | author = Miriam Elder | newspaper = The Guardian | location = London | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/aug/08/pussy-riot-profile-yekaterina-samutsevich | date = 8 August 2012 | access-date = 9 August 2012}}
8. ^1 {{Cite web| title = Дело группы Pussy Riot | url = http://www.politzeky.ru/politzeki/drugie-dela/43518.html | date = 23 March 2012}}
9. ^1 {{Cite news| title = Троих предполагаемых участниц Pussy Riot признали политзаключенными | trans-title = Three of the alleged participants of Pussy Riot recognized as political prisoners | newspaper = Росбалт | language = Russian | url = http://www.rosbalt.ru/moscow/2012/03/25/961247.html | dead-url = no | archive-url = https://archive.is/20120912184257/http://www.rosbalt.ru/moscow/2012/03/25/961247.html | date = 25 March 2012 | archive-date = 12 September 2012}} [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&u=http://www.rosbalt.ru/moscow/2012/03/25/961247.html Google translation.]
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