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Russian Band Guilty of Hooliganism: Pussy Riot Release Anti-Putin Song [VIDEO]

By Staff Reporter | Aug 17, 2012 03:57 PM EDT

Following the announcement on Friday that three members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years in jail for "committing hooliganism driven by religious hatred" and offending religious believers, the band has released a new single entitled "Putin Lights Up the Fires." Read More »

‘Free Pussy Riot’ Protest Video Features All-Star Musician Cast [WATCH]

By Danica Bellini | Aug 16, 2012 09:11 AM EDT

Canadian electro-pop musician Merrill Beth Nisker (better known by her stage name ‘Peaches’), has written a punk rock protest melody for the imprisoned members of the Russian punk rock feminist band Pussy Riot. Although most of the individuals who appear in the video flaunt Pussy Riot’s trademark dayglo balaclavas, there are supposedly a number of appearances by fellow big-name supporters, including the Hives, Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and British singer Kate Nash. Read More »

Madonna Urges Russia to Free Pussy Riot at Moscow Concert

By Alissa de Carbonnel | Aug 08, 2012 08:25 AM EDT

Pop singer Madonna donned the trademark balaclava worn by punk band Pussy Riot during a concert in Moscow to demand Russia free three group members on trial for bursting into a Russian Orthodox church and singing a protest against Vladimir Putin. Read More »

Prosecutors Demand Jail Time for Feminist Punk Rockers

By Danica Bellini | Aug 07, 2012 11:15 AM EDT

Prosecutors have asked for a three-year sentence against the three members of the feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot who were charged with hooliganism after promoting an anti-Vladimir Putin riot outside of Moscow's Christ Savior Cathedral. Read More »

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