The three members of Russian female punk band Pussy Riot, one of whom is an LGBT rights activist (30-year-old Yekaterina Samutsevich), have been sentenced to two years in jail for a political stunt performed in February. The women, who have been the subject of international controversy and support protests, were charged with "hooliganism" for illegally entering a religious Cathedral to demonstrate against Vladamir Putin's re-election. Reuters has the full story.