Ono awards peace grant to Pussy Riot

Yoko Ono awarded the Russian punk band Pussy Riot this year’s LennonOno grant for peace.

Ono awards peace grant to Pussy Riot
Fri, 21 Sep, 2012 - 21:30

Yoko Ono awarded the Russian punk band Pussy Riot this year’s LennonOno grant for peace.

Ono presented the award to Pyotr Verzilov, husband of Nadia Tolokonnikova – one of three imprisoned members of Pussy Riot sentenced in August to two years in prison for performing an irreverent song mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin inside Moscow’s main cathedral.

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