Blog: Idolator

Moscow judge Marina Syrova sentenced the three jailed members of Pussy Riot to two years in prison each today in what was a blow to the band, as well as their supporters who had decried Russia's intolerance to political dissent. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich reportedly stood in handcuffs in a glass cage in the courtroom for three hours as the judge read the verdict. They were officially charged with "hooliganism driven by religious hatred." The three band members were arrested in March after they staged an illegal performance at [...]