Moscow Court Yanks Pussy Riot Video From Web

Says cathedral performance was extremist
By Liam Carnahan,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 29, 2012 1:04 PM CST

Pussy Riot's band members are sealed away in a labor camp, and a Moscow court is looking to similarly vanquish video of their controversial "punk prayer" performance into the ether. The court today ruled that the clip should be removed from the web, reports the AP, with the ruling judge saying that the video caused "mass disorder" and contains "elements of extremism. In particular there are words and actions which humiliate various social groups based on their religion," he said, according to CNBC. Click to read an update on the jailed punk rockers or Angela Merkel's take on the saga. (More Pussy Riot stories.)

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