Russian punk band Pussy Riot miss out on Asian award

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 01:00

Russian punk band Pussy Riot missed out on a prize at the inaugural Prudential Eye Awards in Singapore on Saturday for a video featuring a protest inside a Moscow cathedral that landed members in jail.

Pussy Riot duo `pay tribute` to Russia govt for award nomination

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:47

Pussy Riot`s nomination for an arts award in Singapore should be extended to the Russian government for giving prominence to the protest collective by jailing members over their "Punk Prayer" video, two of the women said with heavy sarcasm.

Pussy Riot vows no let-up in Russia human rights fight

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:07

Two Pussy Riot members on Friday vowed no let-up in their campaign against human rights abuses inside Vladimir Putin`s Russia as they made their first overseas trip since being released from jail.

Pussy Riot back in Moscow ahead of first news conference

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 14:23

The two freed members of anti-Kremlin Russian punk group Pussy Riot arrived back in Moscow on Friday after reuniting in Siberia, ahead of holding their first news conference since their release earlier this week.

Freed Pussy Riot rockers reunite in Siberia

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 16:47

Two freed members of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot on Tuesday met in Siberia for the first time since their release, discussing plans to set up a new rights group to help Russian prisoners.

Pussy Riot women vow to fight on after release

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 14:04

The two jailed members of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, whose imprisonment prompted a wave of global outrage, walked free on Monday and immediately vowed to fight injustice in Russian prisons.

Pussy Riot women vow to fight on after release

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 00:34

The two jailed members of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, whose imprisonment prompted a wave of global outrage, walked free on Monday and immediately vowed to fight injustice in Russian prisons.

After Khodorkovsky, Russia frees Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 12:13

Russia has released a jailed member of punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, three months before her scheduled release under a newly introduced Amnesty law, her lawyer was reported as saying on Monday.

After Putin pardon, Mikhail Khodorkovsky walks free, reaches Germany

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:59

Putin, who is known for marathon press conferences, had announced the surprise decision yesterday in an annual presser, when asked about Khodorkovsky.

Russian amnesty could free Pussy Riot, not Khodorkovsky

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 02:08

Two jailed Pussy Riot members could be freed early under a general amnesty backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin but anti-Kremlin ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is unlikely to benefit, according to a draft bill published on Tuesday.

Putin backs amnesty that could free Pussy Riot

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 22:29

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he backed proposals for an amnesty for thousands of prisoners who, according to his rights advisor, could include ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the Pussy Riot punks.