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Government Sentences Rock Band to Two Years in Jail for Religious Offense

CBC NEWS
Pussy Riot stages their protest performance inside
Christ The Saviour Cathedralin Moscow, Feb. 21, in this still image taken from video. 
RUSSIA---On Friday, after something of a show trial, three young women in a Russian punk band [Pussy Riot] were found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison for an anti-Vladimir Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral earlier this year. Western governments and rights groups condemned the harsh sentence – even the Russian Orthodox Church had asked for clemency. Also on Friday, as the Pussy Riot sentences came out, the top court in Moscow upheld the city's ban on gay pride marches for the next 100 years. [link]
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US State Department said…
The United States is concerned about both the verdict and the disproportionate sentences handed down by a Moscow court in the case against the members of the band Pussy Riot and the negative impact on freedom of expression in Russia.

We urge Russian authorities to review this case and ensure that the right to freedom of expression is upheld.
Sat Aug 18, 05:58:00 AM EDT
Gregory A. Disney said…
It is sad! The U.S. need not have anything to do with Russia! We should end any type of trade until all human rights are honored!
Sat Aug 18, 09:43:00 AM EDT
Ernest Disney-Britton said…
If only that were possible, but in our capitalist society, commerce always comes before human rights.
Mon Aug 20, 01:45:00 PM EDT
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