Anti-Putin Rockers Kept in Prison

MOSCOW (AP) — A group of feminist punk rockers must remain behind bars as police investigate them for chanting a “punk prayer” against Russian President Vladimir Putin from a church pulpit, a court ruled Wednesday. The decision angered the band’s supporters and drew condemnation from a top German human rights official.

Five members of Pussy Riot – wearing brightly colored homemade ski masks and miniskirts – briefly seized the pulpit of [...]