Pussy Riot

FIFA World Cup 2018: France make statement of intent with title success as Croatia discover beauty of a skilful generation

This was very much a final that the tournament deserved – weird and wild, but not of the highest quality. Spectacular and compelling, yet not of the elite grade.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Anit-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot invade pitch during France-Croatia final

The World Cup final between France and Croatia on Sunday was briefly interrupted when four intruders affiliated to anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot ran onto the pitch before being hauled off by stewards.

Watch: Pussy Riot's anarchistic art hits London

Pussy Riot, the Russian art collective who became the nemesis of President Vladimir Putin after performing a punk protest in a cathedral, are taking their activist message to London with a new exhibition.

Art can change minds: 'Chaarpaai' is Arnesh Ghose's attempt to sensitise men towards women's problems

Chaarpaai came out of the angst he felt with regard to assault on women – physical, verbal and mental.

Cossack militia horsewhip Pussy Riot members at Sochi

The group has resurfaced as a thorn for Russian authorities this week for the first time in nearly two years.

Protests at Olympic venues are not acceptable, says IOC

International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said Wednesday that "venues are not the places to have demonstrations."

Pussy Riot members detained in Sochi by Russian police

Tolokonnikova, 24, and Alyokhina, 25, had recently returned to Russia after a tour through Europe and the United States following their release from prison in December.

Despite two years in prison, Pussy Riot members still plan to topple Putin

Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot who spent nearly two years in prison for their irreverent protest in Moscow's main cathedral said Friday they still want to topple President Vladimir Putin.

Jailed Pussy Riot member freed after amnesty bill passes in Russia

A jailed member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who was found guilty of hooliganism after a performance critical of President Vladimir Putin, has been released from prison, her lawyer said Monday.

Putin pardons jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky, grants Pussy Riot members amnesty

In a surprise decision, President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be pardoned, a move that will see his top foe and Russia's onetime richest man freed after more than a decade in prison.