Four members of the Russian activist and punk rock group, Pussy Riot, have been jailed for 15 days for running onto a pitch during the World Cup final.
They were accused of illegally donning police uniforms and violating the rules for spectators at a sporting event.
Group protests against human rights abuses in Russia
Pussy Riot – known for speaking out in favour of LGBTQ+ rights, feminism and freedom in Russia – said the display was a protest against human rights abuses in Russia. They called for the release of political prisoners and for more open political competition.
Stewards hauled the four off the pitch.
The incident broke into the second half of the Croatia v France match for roughly 25 seconds. France went on to win 4-2 and win the World Cup.
A court on Monday sentenced them after finding them guilty of violating the law on behaviour of sports events spectators. They were also banned from attending sports events for three years.
The group shared their arrest on Sunday and the fact they were “no conditions to sleep, eat” or “take a shower”.
Current situation: the 4 pussy riot members spent the whole night at the police station (note that there are no conditions to sleep, eat, take a shower etc) and are still there — going to be brought to the court. They are facing charges for administrative offenses so far.
— 𝖕𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖞 𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖙 (@pussyrrriot) July 16, 2018
Three women and a man ran onto the pitch.
One woman high-fived French star Kylian Mbappé before being taken off the pitch.
Croatia defender Dejan Lovren grabbed the male protester in anger. After the incident Lovren told reporters: “I just lost my head and I grabbed the guy and I wished I could throw him away from the stadium.”
Previous protests
Pussy Riot has staged high-profile protests against President Vladimir Putin before. The group initially made headlines in 2012 after they performed an anti-Putin punk song performed in a Moscow cathedral and were jailed as a result.
Additional reporting from the PA.
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