Pussy Riot members appeal jail sentence
Three members of the Pussy Riot punk band have lodge an appeal over a court’s decision to jail them for two years for their “punk prayer” against Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral, their lawyer said today.
The stunt angered Russia’s dominant Orthodox Church, but the women’s trial and punishment also upset human rights activists and others who accused the Kremlin and the Church of orchestrating the trial amid a crackdown on Mr Putin’s critics.
