Guardian Music — Putin may have more serious critics, but Pussy Riot have shown the west how artistic dissent can still make a differenceThe heritage of protest and provocation on which Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was drawing was confirmed as soon as I saw her picture. Th... more info

Perez Hilton — Although we had hoped for the best, we had a feeling that something completely shameful like this would happen! Madonna fearlessly voiced her support for gay rights during her MDNA concert in St. Petersburg (as seen above), Russia, where sadly, laws ... more info

Sky News — Madonna is hit with a lawsuit by Russian activists who claim her support for homosexuality in St Petersburg breaches their law. more info

Topix — Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. more info

ContactMusic — Pop superstar Madonna has urged officials in Russia to release imprisoned members of punk band Pussy Riot from jail branding their two-year sentence inhumane Nadezhda Tolokonnikova 23 Maria Alekhina 24 and Yekaterina Samutsevich... more info

Perez Hilton — Madonna is NOT happy! As a loyal supporter of Pussy Riot's political expression, the Queen of Pop has released a statement in protest of the Russian band's "inhumane" fate. Disgusted by the two-year prison punishment the women received for protestin... more info

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Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Madonna, who had already voiced her support for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, on Saturday joined a chorus of celebrities in slamming a jail sentence handed down in Moscow to three women from the group over a protest against President Vladimir Put... more info

Starpulse — A group of conservative activists in Russia have filed a $10.5 million lawsuit against Madonna after she publicly voiced her support for gay rights during her concert there earlier this month. The... more info

E! Online — Pussy Riot's fellow artists aren't taking the Russian band's two-year prison sentence lightly. While performing in Moscow last week, Madonna applauded the courage of the... more info