Five members of Pussy Riot were sentenced in absentia on charges related to anti-war performances critical of Russia’s military actions, a representative for the group confirmed to Rolling Stone on Monday.

As Mediazona — an outlet co-founded by Pussy Riot members — reports and their rep confirms, the members sentenced included Maria Alyokhina, Diana Burkot, Taso Pletner, Olga Borisova, and Alina Petrova, with the terms ranging from eight-to-13 years. Moscow’s Basmanny District Court delivered the verdict, with the charges stemming from a December 2022 music video titled “Mama, Don’t Watch TV,” which authorities alleged spread “false information” about the Russian military, and an April 2024 performance in Munich, Germany, during which a member of Pussy Riot urinated on a portrait

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