Russia: Court Ruling Seeks to Ban Punk Band's Videos.

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      The article reports that a court in Moscow, Russia ruled that the videos of performances by the punk group Pussy Riot were extremist and fall under a law intended to rein in hate speech. It mentions that the court ordered to limit the public access to the Web sites and blogs which the videos are displayed. Moreover, it says that three of the video performances of the group were sentenced to two years in a penal colony in the summer of 2012.