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Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

Pussy riot sentenced to two years

Freed Pussy Riot member dismisses 'PR stunt'

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Pussy Riot punk band member Maria Alyokhina walked free from jail on Monday.

  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Pussy Riot member hospitalised

    Nadezhda Tolokonnikova’s husband says she’s been admitted to hospital after going on a hunger strike.

    3153 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP

    Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike

    The band member is unhappy after she was barred from a parole hearing.

    3282 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP

    Russian police detain Pussy Riot sympathisers

    Russian police detained two women who emulated Pussy Riot activists by donning balaclavas.

    3372 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Pussy Riot 'risk lives' in Soviet prisons

    Two members of Pussy Riot face harsh conditions where their lives may be in danger in Soviet-styled prisons.

    3486 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Pussy Riot got what they deserved - Putin

    The Russian president says the punk protest band threatened the country's moral foundations.

    3490 days ago
  • Pussy Riot. Picture: AFP.

    'Pussy Riot' member freed on appeal

    The Moscow court upheld prison sentences imposed on two other punk band members.

    3506 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Pussy Riot appeal delayed

    A Russian court has delayed the appeal hearing of Pussy Riot band.

    3515 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    'Pussy Riot should be freed'

    Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday said Pussy Riot should be freed.

    3534 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Pussy Riot appeals conviction

    Pussy Riot members appealed their conviction on Monday, but there’s little hope it will be overturned.

    3550 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Two Pussy Riot members flee Russia

    Two members Pussy Riot flee Russia to avoid prosecution after anti-Putin protests.

    3551 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Hackers target Russian court website

    Hackers have targeted the website of the Russian court that convicted punk band, Pussy Riot.

    3555 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Police pursue more Pussy Riot members

    Russian police are hunting for more members of the Pussy Riot punk rock band, a spokesperson said.

    3557 days ago
  • Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Yekaterina Samutsevich (L), Maria Alyokhina (C) and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (R) sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in jail

    The trio from punk band Pussy Riot, handcuffed in a courtroom cage, reacted with giggles.

    3560 days ago
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