Pussy Riot trial gives Russia 'the image of a medieval dictatorship'A storm of criticism broke in Russia following the harsh two-year prison sentences given to three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot for protesting against the government in a Moscow cathedral. Those openly critical of the jail terms included some who are close to Vladimir Putin and others with strong links to the church, increasing pressure on the authorities to treat the trio more leni
Pussy Riot trial like the Inquisition, says Mikhail Khodorkovsky
