A state prosecutor on Tuesday demanded a three-year jail term for three women from punk band Pussy Riot, saying they had abused God when they burst into a Moscow cathedral and sang a "protest prayer" against the Russian Orthodox Church's close links to Vladimir Putin. Read More »
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 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 »
On tour in Russia over the weekend, two rock bands spoke out in support of fellow musicians and members of the band Pussy Riot, who are currently residing in a Moscow prison for promoting "hooliganism on the grounds of religious hatred." Read More »