A Moscow court on Monday delayed an appellate hearing for three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot after band member Ekaterina Samutsevich unexpectedly fired her lawyer. The move led prosecutors to...
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called Wednesday for the release of members of the rock band Pussy Riot , saying that time served has been severe enough and that anymore time...
Russia rights council questions prison sentences for feminist activist band members
The Russian Presidential Council on Human Rights , an independent advisory body, on Tuesday questioned the legitimacy of the recent guilty verdict and sentence for three members of the Russian feminist activist group...
The lawyer for three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot on Monday appealed the two-year sentences imposed on the women last week. Defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov conceded that the decision of the Khamovnichesky District Court of...
Russia punk feminists receive 2-year prison sentence on hooliganism conviction
The controversial trial of three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot ended Friday with the announcement of a guilty verdict and two-year prison sentence for each of the three women. The Khamovnichesky...
Russia prosecutors request three-year sentence for punk feminists
The prosecution in the trial of three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot asked the court on Tuesday to sentence each woman to three years in prison. The women are on trial facing charges of "hooliganism"...
Russia feminist activists face trial for controversial protest performance
Three members of the Russian feminist activist group Pussy Riot went on trial on Monday for charges relating to their performance of a protest song in a Russian Orthodox church. The three women have been charged with "hooliganism" [RAPSI...