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Madonna: Pussy Riot verdict is 'inhumane'

Singer condemns conviction of Russian musicians, urging artists around the world to 'protest against this travesty'Madonna has condemned Pussy Riot's two-year jail sentence. Two weeks after joining the international chorus calling for the musicians' release, the singer called the trio's conviction "inhumane".On Friday, Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, receiving a two-year sentence in a penal colony....

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13:20 on August 19 2012

Madonna - Madonna Calls For Russian Band's Freedom

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 Tol... more info

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22:01 on August 19 2012

Madonna Calls For Russian Band's Freedom

Starpulse — 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". more info

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10:57 on August 20 2012

Madonna: Pussy Riot verdict is 'inhumane'

Guardian Music — Singer condemns conviction of Russian musicians, urging artists around the world to 'protest against this travesty'Madonna has condemned Pussy Riot's two-year jail senten... more info

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