Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism, sentenced to two years in prison

Pussy Riot supporters have taken to the streets around the world in protest against the jail sentences given to the members of the punk band in Russia.Pussy Riot is a Russian feminist punk-rock musical collective that stages politically provocative impromptu performances in Moscow, in unusual locations such .Pussy Riot Band. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Members of the punk band Pussy Riot, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (right) Maria Alekhina and .Three members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Vladimir Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral The judge .A bare-breasted Ukrainian activist carrying a chainsaw protested Friday in Kiev in support of three women from a punk band who were convicted of hooliganism . A Moscow court sentences three members of protest group Pussy Riot to two years in jail for performing a "punk prayer" in Russia's main cathedral.The political context of the Pussy Riot trial extends far beyond the walls of the courthouse, where three members of a Russian punk band were each sentenced .Remnants of the Zuccotti Park throngs converged on Times Square to add Vladimir Putin's regime to their list of grievances and embrace the imprisoned punk .he US, EU and rights groups have condemned jail sentences imposed on three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot over an anti-Vladimir Putin protest .Pussy Riot supporters have taken to the streets around the world in protest against the jail sentences given to the members of the punk band in Russia.