Pussy Riot and the punk stunt

The members of the punk band Pussy Riot have been sentenced by a Russian court to two years in prison for arousing religious hatred. However, this has brought to light the present state of political and individual freedom in Russia.

A lot of it was against the current president Vladimir Putin and hence this appears to be political in nature. Whatever the reason but this does undermine individual freedom and it is not the way to go about endearing yourself to the general public.