Russian protest group Pussy Riot have released a music video for their first English song ‘I Can’t Breathe’ which has been dedicated to Eric Garner who died in NYC last year after he was held in an illegal chokehold by a police officer.
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This song is for Eric and for all those from Russia to America and around the globe who suffer from state terror – killed, choked, perished because of war and state sponsored violence of all kinds – for political prisoners and those on the streets fighting for change. We stand in solidarity.
The song includes guests in the form of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt, Shahzad Ismaily (Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Sam Amidon) and Russian bands Jack Wood and Scofferlane.
A pack of “Russian Spring” brand cigarettes is on the ground at the beginning. “Russian Spring” is a term used by those who are in love with Russia’s aggressive militant actions in Ukraine, and the cigarettes are a real thing.