Pussy Riot releases single, gets support of US State Department

Thomas Mapfumo wrote one of the most famous revolutionary songs, "Hokoyo." The two-year jail sentences for the members of the band Pussy Riot might seem extreme to people in the U.S., where musicians are protected under freedom of speech. But this isOn the day that three members of the Russian punk-activist group Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in jail for the charge of "hooliganism driven by religious hatred," they earned a few new fans as well. First, the other members of the bandThree members of Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years in prison today after a

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