Court says Russia violated rights of Pussy Riot in 2012

Payout: Pussy Riot THE European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Russian Government violated the rights of the Pussy Riot punk collective during the group’s 2012 protest inside a Moscow cathedral.

Yesterday’s ruling ordered Russia to pay members of Pussy Riot more than €42,000 (£37,000).

Pussy Riot use outrageous stunts to draw attention to perceived abuses under Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

Protesters twice slipped into churches and pulled out instruments, performing a song to protest the Orthodox Church leader’s endorsement of Mr Putin. They were later convicted of hooliganism and hate crimes and sentenced to two years.