Pussy Riot Sentenced to 2 Years

The Russian Punk band, Pussy Riot, was sentenced to 2 years in prison for inciting "hooliganism" which actually means they said bad things about Vladimir Putin and now he is locking them up. Follow #freepussyriot for reactions, updates and protest organization

  1. RT @Gawker: Wondering who the hell Pussy Riot is and what kind of "hooliganism" got them in jail? Read our explainer: t.co/NJVIrAiX
  2. Members of Russian female punk band #PussyRiot found guilty of hooliganism, Russian media say bbc.in/OmuINC
  3. RT @robdelaney: I love you Pussy Riot, you beautiful hooligans. May prison be a chrysalis that you emerge from & incite GLOBAL PUSSY RIOT. xoxo
  4. RT @carlbildt: Here the full text of the strong EU statement on the Pussy Riot trial and sentence in Moscow. consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_dat…
  5. "This is the kind of thing that makes people afraid to make art." Preach, @kathleenhanna. FREE #pussyriot
  6. RT @BloombergNews: Trial of Russian punk band Pussy Riot challenges Putin's crackdown on dissent | bloom.bg/NIHNjL
  7. RT @evan_greer: #FREEPUSSYRIOT unbelievable! #PussyRiot found guilty of "hooliganism" for performing a protest song. RALLY TONIGHT COPLEY SQ at 6pm!
  8. We are all Yekaterina Samutsevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina. Free Pussy Riot! #pussyriot
  9. RT @amnesty: At Russian Embassy in Wash, DC protesting outrageous #PussyRiot verdict http://pic.twitter.com/o603EjLJ
  10. RT @BBCWorld: Shouts of "disgrace" in court in Moscow as #PussyRiot members are each sentenced to two years in prison bbc.in/PiNG9M
  11. RT @elisagargiulo: Outra foto do enxadrista Kasparov sendo preso por SETE políciais por protestar a favor do Pussy Riot. da Reuters http://pic.twitter.com/ul5PiMT8
  12. #pussyriotSF Hey, #FreePussyRiot rally today in Justin Herman Plaza from 6-8! Bring signs and balaclavas in support of #PussyRiot!
  13. What is Austin going to do to show support for Pussy Riot? #LiveMusicCapital #r
  14. RT @cnnbrk: Members of Pussy Riot punk rock band sentenced to 2 years in Russian prison. on.cnn.com/PqKRmc
  15. RT @AmnestyUK: 2 years in jail. #PussyRiot sentence is a bitter blow for freedom of expression in Russia. Send a message of support: http://amn.st/NJ3Jv0
  16. 2 years in jail. #PussyRiot sentence is a bitter blow for freedom of expression in Russia. Send a message of support: amn.st/NJ3Jv0
  17. RT @tomcopley: "They showed a lack of respect for religion." When that becomes a crime you know you're living in a tyranny #pussyriot
  18. RT @startapussyriot: And now we have to even push more! If you aren't active already, STAND UP NOW AND START A PUSSY RIOT!!!!!!!!
  19. #PussyRiot - 2 years behind bars for singing in a church? Sounds like the country's run by #hooligans.

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