Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot were found guilty of hooliganism that was motivated by religous hatred after the band performed a punk prayer and asked the Virgin Mary to get Russian PM Vladimir Putin out of office in a Moscow cathedral earlier this year.
Judge Marina Syrova said the women had "crudely undermined social order" during their action in February. Prosecutors are pushing for a three year jail sentence for the members of the band.
Last week, Alyokhina gave her testimony where she famously said, "I am not afraid of your poorly concealed fraud of a verdict in this so-called court because it can deprive me of my freedom. No one will take my inner freedom away."
UPDATE: Each member of the band has been sentenced to two years in jail.
UPDATE 2: Amnesty is looking to send colorful ski masks to Putin in protest. For more info, click HERE.
For more on Pussy Riot and how to help, click HERE.
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