Sinead O’Connor Pens Letter to Putin Calling for Pussy Riot’s Release
As three members of Pussy Riot wait patiently for an Oct. 1 hearing regarding their appeal of a two-year sentence handed down last month, after they were found guilty on charges of “hooliganism driven by religious hatred," Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has penned an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin calling for the punk band's release from prison.