Pussy Riot band members found guilty of hooliganism
A Moscow court on Friday pronounced a guilty verdict in the case of three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot who staged a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a landmark church.
View ArticleWorld leaders slam Russia over Pussy Riot sentence
European activists rallied Friday amid global condemnation of a Russian court's two year jail sentences on three members of female punk group Pussy Riot over an anti Vladimir Putin stunt in a Moscow...
View ArticleKremlin’s rights council blasts Pussy Riot verdict
The Russian human rights council is questioning the guilty verdict and two-year prison sentences against punk provocateurs Pussy Riot.
View ArticlePussy Riot appeal resumes under Putin shadow
A Moscow court Wednesday hears the appeal of feminist punks Pussy Riot against their two-year prison camp sentence, days after President Vladimir Putin appeared to give his blessing to the verdict.
View ArticlePussy Riot case shows Putin weak—band member’s husband
Pussy Riot icon Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is behind bars, but her husband is unbowed, saying the punk band's controversial case has exposed the weaknesses in Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule.
View ArticlePaul McCartney writes in support of Pussy Riot
Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has asked a Russian judge to release members of the Pussy Riot punk group from prison.
View ArticlePussy Riot women vow to fight on after release
The two jailed members of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, whose imprisonment prompted a wave of global outrage, walked free on Monday and immediately vowed to fight injustice in Russian prisons.
View Article2 Pussy Riot members reunited after leaving prison
Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have reunited after spending nearly two years in prison for their protest at Moscow's main cathedral.
View ArticleMadonna to share stage with freed Pussy Riot members
Madonna will share a stage with the freed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot at a concert in New York next month, the US pop star said.
View ArticleTwo members of punk band Pussy Riot held in Sochi
Two prominent members of the punk band Pussy Riot were detained Tuesday while walking in downtown Sochi, the host city of the Winter Olympics, a local human rights activist said.
View ArticlePussy Riot make comeback in Sochi during Olympics
Some marvel at their brazen nerve. Others condemn the young women as anarchic and enemies of the state.
View ArticlePussy Riot members burned and bruised in McDonald’s attack
Two members of Pussy Riot were left with chemical burns and head injuries after they were attacked by youths in a branch of McDonald's, the group said Thursday.
View ArticlePussy Riot ‘buried alive’ in new music video
Two members of the punk provocateur band Pussy Riot have released a new music video dedicated to Eric Garner, an unarmed man who was killed when a New York City police officer put him in a fatal...
View ArticleMusic, what music? Glastonbury caters for all tastes
Glastonbury may be best known for its music, but many of the 175,000 people gathered at Worthy Farm come for the spiritual, political and family events that this year include Pussy Riot and the Dalai...
View ArticlePussy Riot members detained again after release for World Cup stunt
Russian police on Monday detained four members of the Pussy Riot punk group immediately after they were released from custody, having served 15 days for invading the pitch at the World Cup final in...
View ArticlePussy Riot activist treated for possible poisoning
Russian news reports say a member of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has been hospitalized in grave condition for what could be a possible poisoning.
View ArticleRussian band Pussy Riot to stage Planned Parenthood benefit in Alabama
Pussy Riot plans to hold a concert in Alabama to benefit Planned Parenthood after the state passed the nation's toughest anti-abortion law.
View ArticlePussy Riot performing in Alabama to protest ‘ridiculous’ abortion ban
Pussy Riot will perform in Alabama on July 11, a concert to raise money for women's rights groups in light of the state's passage of a near-total ban on abortion.
View ArticlePussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in Russia
MOSCOW — Pytor Verzilov, a Russian political activist and member of the Pussy Riot protest group, has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for swearing in public. A court on Monday found him guilty of...
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