Pussy Riot to face online censorship

Russian political punk group Pussy Riot will face online censorship after a Moscow Court declared their online videos “extremist.”

According to the BBC, websites refusing to remove the group’s videos may be blocked. Judge Marina Musimovich stated the video in question had "elements of extremism".

Members of Pussy Riot were arrested earlier this year after entering the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow to perform “Punk Prayer,” a song and dance protesting the Orthodox Church’s support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Videos of the protest have attracted millions of online views. Two members of the group are currently serving two-year prison sentences for “hooliganism.”

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STORY WRITTEN BY: ALEX MASSE