Friday, August 17, 2012

Judge: Pussy Riot Guilty Of Hooliganism

Judge: Pussy Riot Guilty Of Hooliganism: MOSCOW — A Moscow judge sentenced three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison on hooliganism charges on Friday following a trial seen around the world as an emblem of Russia's intolerance of dissent. The trial inspired a wave of small but raucous protests across Europe and North America in support of the feminist rockers, who have been dubbed prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International.

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