It is heart-warming to see Russia give amnesty to the Arctic 30 [two of whom are Kiwis], Pussy Riot, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky. But the mere fact the amnesty extends to 25,000 others held in jails and prison camps leads to the chilling question: should they have been 'inside' in the first place?

[Note: pic shows Putin, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Jonathan Beauchamp, David Haussmann, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and 25,000 other prisoners granted amnesty]

Reference: http://music.yahoo.com/news/pussy-riot-covered-russian-amnesty-putin-confirms-155551083-rolling-stone.html

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