Top Russian Court Orders Review of Pussy Riot Case

Russia's top court has ordered a review of the case against two women in the punk band Pussy Riot who were jailed on hooliganism charges.   The Supreme Court said an earlier trial did not prove evidence of a portion of the verdict that said Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were motivated by "hatred of a certain social group." It also said the court failed to review extenuating circumstances in their sentencing, such as their youth and their status as young...

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