Pussy Riot Members Sentenced Prison

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Vigilant policeman watches Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot on a TV outside the courtroom last Wednesday.   Photo by:  Sergey Ponomarev/Associated Press

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In Sham Trial, Pussy Riot Found Guilty, Sentenced to Two Years

The three members of the group Pussy Riot, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alyokhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova have been found guilty by a Russian court for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred,” and sentenced to two years in prison.  The three women appeared outwardly [...]

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