Post by Mistermoonlight on Aug 19, 2012 13:50:06 GMT -5
I think this should matter to all of us.
If you agree, please post. If you don't, also please post. That's what freedom is all about.
These women were sentenced to two years in jail.
Former World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov was arrested and allegedly beaten for taking part in the widespread protests across Russia against this action.
MOSCOW— A judge found three members of the Russian female punk rock band Pussy Riot guilty Friday of hooliganism after they performed a song critical of President Vladimir Putin, state media reported.
Judge Marina Sirovaya said the three women, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, would not be acquitted,Russia'sstate-run RIA Novosti news agency said.
The Pussy Riot members were charged after screaming "Mother Mary please drive Putin away" during a performance Friday inside Christ Savior Cathedral, one of Moscow'sgrandest houses of worship.
They were accused of offending those present, through their actions and their clothing, and showing a lack of respect for the rules of the Orthodox Church.
While their action outraged many of Russia's faithful, their trial on charges of hooliganism has prompted international concern about freedom of speech in Russia.
Moscow district court heard that the three worked together to carry out their "criminal act which violated public order" -- in an action that "went against tradition and is a great insult to the church and people."
www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-russia-pussy-riot-members-found-guilty-of-hooliganism-20120817,0,2610879.story
If you agree, please post. If you don't, also please post. That's what freedom is all about.
These women were sentenced to two years in jail.
Former World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov was arrested and allegedly beaten for taking part in the widespread protests across Russia against this action.
MOSCOW— A judge found three members of the Russian female punk rock band Pussy Riot guilty Friday of hooliganism after they performed a song critical of President Vladimir Putin, state media reported.
Judge Marina Sirovaya said the three women, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, would not be acquitted,Russia'sstate-run RIA Novosti news agency said.
The Pussy Riot members were charged after screaming "Mother Mary please drive Putin away" during a performance Friday inside Christ Savior Cathedral, one of Moscow'sgrandest houses of worship.
They were accused of offending those present, through their actions and their clothing, and showing a lack of respect for the rules of the Orthodox Church.
While their action outraged many of Russia's faithful, their trial on charges of hooliganism has prompted international concern about freedom of speech in Russia.
Moscow district court heard that the three worked together to carry out their "criminal act which violated public order" -- in an action that "went against tradition and is a great insult to the church and people."
www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-russia-pussy-riot-members-found-guilty-of-hooliganism-20120817,0,2610879.story
