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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)

The Soapbox: Pussy Riot, Haiti, US-Mexico border, climate crisis

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk, examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor August 16, 2021

In Moscow, “the police keep re-arresting Pussy Riot members” The feminist performance art and protest group Pussy Riot — which gained international attention in 2012 after...

Margaret Eby for WSN

‘Pussy Riot’ attorneys speak at NYU Law

September 21, 2012
Today, NYU Law hosted a panel discussion on the Pussy Riot band members convicted in Russia of premeditated hooliganism.