Pussy Riot rush field at World Cup

This past weekend, during the final match of the World Cup, Pussy Riot rushed the pitch at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. The members who staged the pitch invasion have been named as Nika Nikulshina, Olga Kurachyova, Olga Pakhtusova, and Pyotr Verzilov. The group issued demands to free political prisoners, end “illegal arrests at protests,” and to “allow political competition in the country.” They were charged with “violating the rules for spectators at sporting events and of wearing police uniforms illegally.” They face maximum fines of 10,000 roubles ($161).