"The jail terms handed down by the court in Moscow ranged from eight to 13 years, the outlets reported. The charges stemmed from a December 2022 music video titled Mama, Don't Watch TV, which authorities alleged spread false information about the Russian military, and an April 2024 performance in Munich, Germany, in which a Pussy Riot member urinated on a portrait of Russian president Vladimir Putin, the outlets reported, with the story also carried in The Moscow Times."
"The five Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina, Taso Pletner, Olga Borisova, Diana Burkot and Alina Petrova rejected the charges, saying the trial and sentences were politically motivated, Burkot confirmed the sentences in a post on X and said in a statement that as the author of the music in Mama, Don't Watch TV, she stood by every single word and my anti-war stance is clear. She added: And I continue to believe: Ukraine must win, and Putin must face trial in The Hague."
A court in Moscow sentenced five members of Pussy Riot in absentia to prison terms ranging from eight to 13 years for anti-war performances. The convictions related to a December 2022 music video, Mama, Don't Watch TV, and an April 2024 Munich performance in which a member desecrated a portrait of Vladimir Putin. The defendants—Maria Alyokhina, Taso Pletner, Olga Borisova, Diana Burkot and Alina Petrova—rejected the charges as politically motivated. Burkot said she authored the music, stood by every word, affirmed an anti-war stance, and declared that Ukraine must win and Putin should face trial in The Hague. Russian strikes in Ukraine killed and injured civilians, including attacks in Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv.
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