Pussy Riot Members Sentenced to Up to 13 Years in Prison for Anti-Government Acts
TL;DR
A Pussy Riot activist received an 11-year prison sentence in absentia for a provocative protest against Vladimir Putin, involving urination on his portrait, amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West, including NATO airspace breaches and fears of Russian aggression extending to Europe and the US.
- Pussy Riot activist handed huge jail sentence for wild Putin portrait stunt Daily Express US
- Moscow Court Jails 5 Pussy Riot Members in Absentia Over ‘War Fakes’ The Moscow Times
- Pussy Riot members sentenced in absentia to up to 13 years in penal colony for "fakes" about the war in Ukraine and "actions against the authorities" Українські Національні Новини
- Pussy Riot members sentenced to Russian prison in absentia Far Out Magazine
- Pussy Riot activist sentenced to 11 years in prison after urinating on Putin portrait The Mirror US
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