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THE WEBSITE OF the Russian court that sentenced three members of the band Pussy Riot to jail has been attacked by hackers posting anti-Putin messages.
The Khamovnichesky District Court’s website was targeted by a group associating themselves with the international “hacktivist” movement Anonymous, reports the BBC.
In a message posted on the website, the hackers said the following in Russian:
We are American group Anonymous. We don’t forget and we don’t forgive. Justice system has to be transparent. Pussy [Riot's members] are alive.
The names of tabs on the website were replaced with titles like ‘Free Pussy Riot’ and ‘Only an Open Trial Can BeFair’, reports the Wall Street Jourla.
A spokesman for the court said the attack was noticed early this morning and the website was subsequently taken offline for a short while.
The hackers also uploaded a new song released by Pussy Riot, called Putin Lights Up the Fires, as well as a video called “Hate” by gay Bulgarian singer Aziz.
Three members of Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich, were jailed for two years last Friday after being found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.
Jude Marina Syrova said that the women had grossly violated public order and “deeply insulted the faith of the believers with their disrespectful criminal act” when they took over a church pulpit in Moscow’s Christ the Savior cathedral to stage an anti-Putin protest.
During the demonstration, which lasted under a minute, the group performed a song and appealed to the Virgin Mary to “drive Putin away”.
The women’s sentencing has been roundly criticised by the international community.
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A credit to these workers and their families who seemed to be doing most of the protesting,picketing and online campaigning themeslves ,very proud to be Irish because of them this week.
The important lesson here is that the people stood together, they stayed loyal to each other and their strength came from themselves. They did this for us, for employees that may be in a horrible situation like they have been in the past few months.
They have set a precident for all. It’s not what they received in money in the end, it was people power. I wish them well in their future and I hope it’s a good and positive one.
Hooray! And they should get double nay treble for the trouble they had to go to in order to achieve their rights.
Up the workers – up the workers – up the workers.
Its great that they got a result, well done to all involved and those that supported them all over the world through social networks….. People power is alive and kicking
Just a question? Why didn’t we get a list of the main customers of Vita Cortex customers so we could arrange a boycott unless it is sorted.
Get them where it hurts.
Credit to the VC32 and their families for standing strong through thick and thin for what was right not just for them but for every worker in the country.
Brilliant United bunch – now if we hold together in the Referendum – we too can teach Government and Europe a lesson in not taking the Irish Population for granted as being austerity mugs for the Bankers and inept Politicians !
Fair f?!?! To you all- got what u were entitled to- fair play
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