Russia Church calls on punk band to repent before appeal ruling

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Orthodox Church called on Sunday for members of the Pussy Riot punk band to repent, on the eve of an appeal court ruling on their two-year sentences for performing an anti-Kremlin song in Moscow's main cathedral. The three performers of the "punk prayer" criticizing President Vladimir Putin's close ties with the Russian Orthodox Church were convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" by a district court on August 17. ...

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