
The punk band "Noise Control" performs during a solidarity event with the "Pussy Riot" collective at the Rogatka club in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2012.The "Pussy Riot" collective is a Russian feminist punk-rock collective that stages political performances in Moscow, on subjects such as women's status in Russia, and most recently against the election campaign of Prime Minister Putin. On February 21, 2012, as part of the growing protest movement against Vladimir Putin, Pussy Riot performed a punk rock song in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. In the song, the group prayed to the Holy Mother, Blessed Virgin to chase Putin out.On March 3, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, two alleged members of Pussy Riot, were arrested by Russian authorities and accused of hooliganism, for which they face up to 7 years in prison. Oren Ziv/Activestills

