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Russian court orders Pussy Riot videos be banned from Internet
Source: Reuters
Russian court orders Pussy Riot videos be banned from Internet
MOSCOW | Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:59pm EST
(Reuters) - Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot on Wednesday lost an appeal against an Internet ban on their music videos, including one showing a protest song for which three band members were jailed.
A Moscow City Court upheld a lower court's November decision deeming the videos "extremist". Wednesday's ruling that meant that four Pussy Riot videos were banned from the web.
The videos were still available on sites hosted outside Russia, including the Google-owned YouTube.
The court rejected an appeal by one band member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, who said the ban violated freedom of speech.
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MOSCOW | Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:59pm EST
(Reuters) - Russian punk rockers Pussy Riot on Wednesday lost an appeal against an Internet ban on their music videos, including one showing a protest song for which three band members were jailed.
A Moscow City Court upheld a lower court's November decision deeming the videos "extremist". Wednesday's ruling that meant that four Pussy Riot videos were banned from the web.
The videos were still available on sites hosted outside Russia, including the Google-owned YouTube.
The court rejected an appeal by one band member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, who said the ban violated freedom of speech.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/net-us-russia-pussyriot-idUSBRE90T16P20130130
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