ContactMusic — Pussy Riot stars Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have launched a new initiative to protect the rights of prisoners in Russia.The punk rock... more info

NME — Zona Prava is a non governmental organisation founded by the formerly imprisoned activists Maria Alyokhina and Nadia Tolokonnikova more info

ContactMusic — Pussy Riot stars Maria Alyokhina and Nadia Tolokonnikova have reportedly been attacked at a MCDonald's restaurant in Nizhny Novgorod,... more info

NME — Maria Alyokhina and Nadia Tolokonnikova had rubbish and paint thrown at them more info

ContactMusic — Pussy Riot star Maria Alyokhina has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for sending armed troops to the troubled Crimea region of the Ukraine,... more info

NME — Maria Alyokhina compares the situation in Crimea with the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 more info

Time — NOMINEES The Act of Killing, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer Cutie and the Boxer, Zachary Heinzerling Dirty Wars, Rick Rowley The Square, Jehane Noujaim Twenty Feet from Stardom, Morgan Neville We could construct an equally appealing and revealing qui... more info

NME — Pair held for "disturbing the peace" outside of a Moscow court, say reports more info

ContactMusic — Pussy Riot stars Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have been arrested again while taking part in a protest outside a Moscow courthouse.The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pussy Riot's Nadya and Masha (via @Masha Alekhina) Here we go again...The Olympics may be over, but it's still Russia. In what has now become a dispiritingly common image, Pussy Riot's Nadezhda "Nadya" Tolokonnikova and Maria "Masha" Alyokhina were o... more info