Sioux City:
Overcast, 77 °F
Now Playing
Loading streams...
Connect with Us
Podcasts & RSS Feeds
| All Content | RSS | |
| View all podcasts & RSS feeds | ||
NPR Story
6:19 am
Tue July 31, 2012
Punk Band's Case Tests Putin's Tolerance For Dissent
Originally published on Tue July 31, 2012 6:52 am
Three women charged with blasphemy went on trial Monday in Russia in a case that's being seen as a major test of President Vladimir Putin's tolerance for dissent. The women are members of the band Pussy Riot. They were arrested after staging a punk rock protest at the altar of a Moscow cathedral.