== NPOV == 

 The article is not presented neutral. It sides with the part of the population who is against their condemnation but does not present the opposite view. If their protest had taken place in a public place, then it would have been a simple problem of freedom of speech. However, regardless of the links between the government and the Russian church, organizing this protest in a church was definitely not a political act but an antireligious act. This raises difficult questions besides the legal sentencing. Would the exterior world have reacted in the same way, if this had taken place in a mosque or a sinagogue? Look at the reaction of the muslim world for an insignificant trailer on the internet. The action has also had unwanted influence on the public opinion in Russia. If an act which is offensive to the Russian Orthodox Church is justified by high profile people like Garry Kasparov, does that not raise an antisemitic sentiment in Russia. People should be free to have any religious beliefs and to have their places of worship, where they are not disturbed by people with different views. The article does not show that by demonstrating for their freedom Pussy Riot has also trampled on the freedom of other people. The article shows the outrage of numerous people against the harsh sentence. It does not show the outrage of the 42% of the Russians (which means about 60 million people) against the form of protest. And it also does not show why all the people who have protested against their sentencing, have not also expressed support for the freedom of religion. Unless these views are presented, the article is not neutral.