“Where thought and creative discovery is forcefully marginalized, people are born they grow up, work and die without even starting to live.” -Nadya Tolokonnikova, Prison Camp No.14, Mordovia Pyotr’s address to the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy....

Thank you for your support in 2012. We’re very proud of what we were able to accomplish this year with your help. Music is not just a means, but a catalyst for social change around the world, and The...

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to supporting Pussy Riot via The Voice Project. As of December 15 we have raised $35,536.32. We have been and continue to work with the women, their families and FreePussyRiot.org to insure...

Jesca’s campaign at Pledge Music benefiting The Voice Project via Pledge: I’ve decided to release a full length version of my first album ‘Kismet‘ in acoustic form, expanding upon the ‘Kismet Acoustic EP’ from 2008. This album includes 6...

By ANGELIQUE KIDJO source: The New York Times IN 1974, I was a young girl watching the Nigerian newscast on our blinking TV set, sitting on the patio of the family house in Cotonou, Benin. Suddenly I saw Winnie Mandela...

You all might have seen the headlines about Masha being placed in solitary confinement. Initially some calls for massive humanitarian protest, then the later reports about how it was requested by her for safety reasons after choosing not to...

Our thoughts continue to be with our friends and colleagues in Goma. via The New York Times — Heavy shelling and gunfire on Monday broke a tense standoff between Congolese rebels on the outskirts of the eastern Congolese city...

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to supporting Pussy Riot via The Voice Project. As of November 15 we have raised $30,839.40. We have been and continue to be in direct contact with the women and their families...

New video providing a bit of context on Pussy Riot.