Civil claims against Pussy Riot to be heard September 20The Moscow Kuntsevsky District Court will consider civil claims against the convicted members of the Pussy Riot punk band, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).14:22 06.09.2012
Police yet to learn the identities of Pussy Riot accomplicesThe accomplices of the convicted Pussy Riot female punk rock band members, which some media report have fled Russia, have not been placed on the international wanted list, as their identities have not yet been established.15:39 05.09.2012
Pussy Riot sentence does not infringe fundamental freedomsKonstantin Dolgov, Russia's Foreign Ministry's envoy for Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law takes the position that the Pussy Riot case, which provoked a wave of criticism in the West, did not infringe upon free speech and self-expression, according to the Foreign Ministry's press office.12:26 05.09.2012
Self-exiled attorney plans to help Pussy Riot membersAttorney Dagir Khasavov, who was under investigation this Spring for his promise to flood Moscow with blood if Sharia courts were forbidden, is determined to help the convicted Pussy Riot members.11:15 29.08.2012
Pussy Riot appeals sentenceMembers of the punk rock group Pussy Riot have appealed the Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court's decision sentencing the women to two years in prison for their protest at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.11:01 28.08.2012
Presidential Human Rights Council members question Pussy Riot sentenceThe Presidential Human Rights Council's members have questioned the lawfulness of Pussy Riot's sentence, according to a statement published on the organization's website.15:32 24.08.2012
Human Rights Commissioner may contest Pussy Riot sentenceRussian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin is prepared to contest the sentence handed down to three members of punk rock group Pussy Riot if a higher court does not mitigate Khamovnichesky Court's Friday decision. Members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich were sentenced to two years in prison on August 17.14:00 23.08.2012
Foreign Ministry refutes Western criticism of Pussy Riot trialAllegations voiced by Western politicians that the Pussy Riot case restricted artistic freedom are regarded as baseless in Moscow, according to Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesman Alexander Lukashevich.10:39 23.08.2012
Two lawsuits against Pussy Riot to be considered on September 6A district court in Moscow will hold the preliminary hearings into two lawsuits against Pussy Riot members over their "punk prayer" in the Christ the Savior Cathedral on September 6. Both claims are for pain and suffering.14:24 22.08.2012
Pussy Riot set to appeal sentence next weekThe defense team will appeal the two-year prison sentence for members of punk group Pussy Riot next week, lawyer Nikolai Polozov told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) on Tuesday.18:32 21.08.2012
Russia calls out Latvian FM for statement on Pussy Riot caseThe Russian embassy in Latvia referred to a statement made recently by the country's foreign minister in connection with the Pussy Riot case as an interference in Russia's internal affairs and an attempt to politicize a trivial criminal case.17:19 21.08.2012
Supreme Court vows to impose criminal liability on Pussy Riot court hackersThe Russian Supreme Court will pursue criminal charges against the individuals that hacked the website of Khamovnichesky District Court, which sentenced punk rock collective Pussy Riot to two years in prison Friday.14:26 21.08.2012
Anonymous allegedly hacks into Pussy Riot court websiteA hacker group alleged to be affiliated with Anonymous took over the website of Moscow's Khamovnichesky District Court on Tuesday, using the opportunity to post anti-government slogans and obscene film clips of flamboyant Bulgarian singer Aziz. Last Friday, the Khamovnichesky District Court handed down a guilty verdict and sentenced Pussy Riot members for hooliganism in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.10:53 21.08.2012
Russian FM speaks out against interference in Pussy Riot caseForeign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that it inadmissible to interfere in the legal process, including in the Pussy Riot case.17:50 20.08.2012
Police search for Pussy Riot accomplicesThe Interior Ministry's Moscow Main Investigative Department is investigating a criminal case against the accomplices in the Pussy Riot case, it told RIA Novosti on Monday. Last week, the Kamovnichesky District Court sentenced three Pussy Riot members to two years in prison.16:05 20.08.2012
Profile: the Pussy Riot caseAccording to advocacy website freepussyriot.org, Pussy Riot is a punk rock collective that formed in October 2011 with the aim of protesting policies unfavorable to such human rights principles as gender equality, democracy, and freedom of expression.15:20 20.08.2012
Pussy Riot members not to seek pardonThe Pussy Riot punk band members convicted for hooliganism will not seek a pardon, according to defense attorney Nikolai Polozov.10:42 20.08.2012
Pussy Riot members sentenced to 2 years in prisonPussy Riot members Natalia Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich have been convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to 2 years in prison.18:00 17.08.2012
Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganismPussy Riot members Natalia Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich have been found guilty of hooliganism.15:26 17.08.2012
Pussy Riot sentencing - live coverageThe Russian Legal Information Agency is hosting a live text broadcast of the Pussy Riot sentencing hearing from Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court.18:48 16.08.2012