Punk protest group Pussy Riot declared ‘extremist organization’ by a Russian court
Punk group Pussy Riot was declared an “extremist organization” by a Russian court on Monday. The ruling, which was made by Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court, effectively outlaws the group from operating in Russia and puts anyone linked with the group at risk of criminal prosecution. The feminist protest group first catapulted to notoriety in 2012,…