Russian Group Pussy Riot

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  Russia's Pussy Riot Activist Awake Again After "Poisoning"

  A member of the Pussy Riot punk band who took part in the World Cup final pitch invasion and was hospitalised with suspected poisoning, has regained consciousness and left intensive care, his girlfriend told Russian media.

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  Russia's Pussy Riot Group Says Hospitalised Activist Was "Poisoned"

  An activist from the Russian protest group Pussy Riot who staged a pitch invasion during the 2018 football World Cup final in Moscow has been hospitalised with suspected poisoning, members of the punk collective said Thursday.

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  World Cup 2018: Russia's Pussy Riot Claim World Cup Pitch Invasion

  Four people briefly interrupted the World Cup final on Sunday when they ran onto the pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

• Russian security forces attack Pussy Riot members

  Cossack militia attacked the Pussy Riot punk group with horsewhips on Wednesday as the group tried to perform under a sign advertising the Sochi Olympics.

• Pussy Riot back in Moscow ahead of first news conference

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

• Freed Pussy Riot rockers reunite in Siberia

  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.

• Freed Pussy Riot rockers reunite in Siberia

  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.

• Vladimir Putin meets Pope and Berlusconi in Italy

  Russian President Vladimir Putin had a busy first day in Rome on Monday, going from the pope to a "Pussy Riot" protest to dinner at the palazzo of his old friend, Silvio Berlusconi.

• Russian police detain Pussy Riot sympathisers in cathedral

  Russian police on Thursday detained two women who emulated Pussy Riot activists by donning balaclavas in Moscow's main Orthodox cathedral on Thursday, the first anniversary of the feminist group's protest in the same church.

• Russian court bans "extremist" Pussy Riot video

  A Russian court ruled on Thursday that video footage of the Pussy Riot punk group protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a church was "extremist" and said it should be removed from websites.

• Pussy Riot band members sent to remote prison camps

  Two female members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot convicted of protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a cathedral have been sent to prisons far from Moscow despite requesting to serve out their terms in the capital, a lawyer said on Monday.

• 2 Pussy Riot members flee Russia to escape arrest

  The Russian punk band Pussy Riot says two activists who were being sought by police have left the country. Five members of the feminist group took part in a provocative performance inside Moscow's main cathedral in February to protest Vladimir Putin's rule and his cozy relationship with the Russian Orthodox Church.

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  Madonna sued for $10 mn over Russian concert comments

  A group of Russian activists have filed $10.5 million lawsuits against pop diva Madonna and organisers of her St. Petersburg concert.

• Madonna appeals on behalf of anti-Putin rockers Pussy Riot at Moscow concert

  Madonna appealed for the release of three members of the punk group Pussy Riot at her Russian concert on Tuesday night.