2012
08.17
08.17
BBC News reports here: Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are jailed for two years in Moscow for hooliganism after performing an anti-Putin song in a cathedral.
Hard Line Could Backfire, Spiegel Online writes here: Kremlin Sows Hate with Harsh Pussy Riot Verdict: The three members of Pussy Riot on trial in Moscow have received sentences of two years in jail. With the harsh verdict on the harmless artists, Russian President Vladimir Putin has committed a serious mistake: He is provoking the opposition to more aggression toward the state.