Come on people, I hope you DO know the band ...

Transcripts of the trial: http://rapsinews.com/publications/20120802/264059062.html

Closing statements: http://freepussyriot.org/content/nadia-tolokonnikovas-closing-statement

http://freepussyriot.org/content/masha-alyokhinas-closing-statement

Guilty verdict of Hooliganism returned: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57495199/russian-female-punk-band-pussy-riot-found-guilty-of-hooliganism-over-putin-protest-at-church-site/

better article/live blog containing some of the judges statements: http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/08/17/live-blog-verdict-in-trial-of-russian-punk-band-pussy-riot/

• The band members had their video and photo cameras switched on -- and that is forbidden in the cathedral, judge notes, citing a witness.

• Judge notes that the women were wearing short dresses. "When they bowed (before the altar), their dresses rode up."

• The judge is reading out detailed descriptions of how several believers -- the crime's victims -- said they were insulted by the womens' actions. "Their clothes didn’t conform to Church rules," the judge says, among many other complaints. "The normal functioning of the Church was violated."
• Judge just said Pussy Riot engaged in homosexual propaganda.

Sentencing forthcoming

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kasparov-arrested-outside-pussy-riot-trial-courthouse

2 years.  We'll see if they include the time they've already been incarcerated.

[seems like that includes the 5 months already served, so 19 more]

Unfortunately this story comes to a close this round with the media consuming the story.  Pussy Riot releases a new song on their youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/PussRiot

but everyone links to the guardian version which has pictures but lacks credit and subtitles:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2012/aug/17/pussy-riot-release-new-single-video

http://boingboing.net/2012/08/17/pussy-riot-sentenced-to-two-y.html

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/08/pussy-riot-sentence/

True to that mantra, Pussy Riot actually released a new song via The Guardian on Friday called “Putin Lights Up the Fires” (listen below).

The Guardian now makes profits off the videos popularity and people don't know where Pussy Riot releases their message.  Plus people look at the video without hearing (or reading subtitles) what their message was.

suxxx

Here's a version which incorporates publicly general subtitles in different languages:

http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/U6LF35Fr7NS5/info/pussy-riot-singl-dlia-prigovora-putin-zazhigaet-kostry/