Judge Marina Syrova. Photo from Twitter of the Group '' War '' Judge of the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow Marina Syrova sentenced the participants of the Pussy Riot group to two years in prison in a colony of general regime for the February punk-summer punk in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samutsevich are found guilty of hooliganism, which are based on religious enmity and hatred (part 2 of article 213 of the Criminal Code).

Hieromonk Elijah. Photo from LJ Andrei Malgin Hieromonk Ilya (in the world of Pavel Semin) in case of confirmation by the investigating authorities of his involvement in an accident on Kutuzovsky Prospekt in Moscow will be prohibited in the clergy, and if his guilt is established, the dignity is deprived. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by Deputy Department of the Moscow Patriarchate Archimandrite Savva Tutunov.

Inna Shevchenko cuts down the cross. Photo from FEMEN page on Facebook Activists of the Ukrainian movement FEMEN held in Kyiv a share of solidarity with the members of the Pussy Riot group. Activist Inna Shevchenko cut down a wooden cross over the Smallness of the Former October Palace, reports Ukrafoto.com. After that, with his hands spread, Shevchenko herself got into place of the cross.

Vitaly Portnikov. Photo from the site www.day.ua Today is not the best day for Russia. And a lot will be discussed about this - after the verdict of punk performers sounds. The tragedy of young girls whose life can be distorted by a long imprisonment, those who do not see anything special in the Cathedral of Christ, and those who see the blasphemous disrespect for religion and believers, will write that the state should not have punished the performers as if they had actually committed a crime.

Pussy Riot in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior The US Embassy called the Pussy Riot punk band to the Pussy Riot punk group to the participants of the punk group. "Today's sentence in the Pussy Riot case looks disproportionate," the American embassy reported on Friday on Friday. In turn, the head of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Mikhail Fedotov expressed the conviction that the verdict to the group participants would be softened.

No one seriously discusses the verdict in the Pussy Riot case in the legal aspect. "To collect all the codices and burn them" - this is the only result of an impeccably medieval process. Neither supporters nor opponents of punk feminists doubt that a political decision has been made on the case at the highest level. The cruelty of punishment confused even some faithful Putinists. And very few believe in the success of the cassation.

At the Khamovniki court. Photo from Twitter George Alburov @alburov The Khamovnican Court of Moscow recognized the participants in Pussy Riot Pussy Riot Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikov and Ekaterina Samutsevich guilty of hooliganism, RIA Novosti reports. "The defendants were aware of the offensive nature of their actions and appearance.

Patriarch Cyril. Photo from the website of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill and the chairman of the Poland’s episcopal conference, Archbishop of Peremyshlsky Jozef Mikhalik signed a joint message to the peoples of Russia and Poland about reconciliation in Warsaw, RIA Novosti reports. The signing was held within the framework of the first official visit of the ROC to Poland in the history of Russian-Polish relations.

Vladimir Abarinov The situation around the founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange is heating up. In June, having lost the Extradition case in the UK Supreme Court, he appeared at Ecuador's Embassy in London and asked for political asylum. On August 16, Ecuador provided him with this shelter. In response, the British authorities threatened to deprive the embassy of immunity on the basis of the 1987 law.

Harry Kasparov in Avtosak. Photo from Twitter Olaf koens @obk The leader of the OGF Harry Kasparov called the message that he bit the ensign of the MVL. Meanwhile, the source of Interfax said that a criminal case may be instituted against Kasparov under Article 318 - "Application of violence against a representative of the authorities." The maximum punishment under this article is five years in prison.

The leader of the United Civil Front Harry Kasparov is beaten by police during the detention near the Khamovniki court. As the correspondent of the faces reports, Kasparova was seized without explanation, several more people were detained with him. Kasparov jumped out of the car carrier and fell on the police, who led into the car of other detainees. Kasparova fell and began to beat, striking on the face and kidneys, then again dragged into a car zak.

Vladimir Vigilyansky. Photo from the site samara.orthodoxy.ru The former head of the press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', the clergyman of the Church of St. Tatiana at Moscow State University and the rector of the church near Moscow, Vasily the Great Archpriest Vladimir Vigilyansky regrets the verdict to the Pussy Riot group and hopes that they will be pardoned, RIA Novosti reports. "I sincerely regret that this sentence was sounded. I regret these participants.

Illustration for Femen Promotion from LJ of Movement On the fact of the cut of the cross of the memory of the victims of the Stalinist repressions in Kyiv, a criminal case was opened under part 2 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (hooliganism), Interfax reports citing the city’s police. Acts committed under this article are punishable by restriction of freedom for up to five years or imprisonment for up to four years.

Ilnur Sharapov. Photo: Openinform.ru Administrative cases that the police opened against the lawyer of the Human Rights Association Ilnur Sharapov and surveyor Nikolai Poschenko aroused against the lawyer of the human rights association. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow.

Tatyana Kudryavtseva The criminal prosecution of Tatyana Kudryavtseva, who killed in the Moscow Region, who tried to rape her man, will be discontinued. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the official representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin. "The final decision on the results of the criminal case investigation will be made upon the completion of investigative and procedural actions and after evaluating all the evidence collected.