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More recently, the same charge has been leveled against members of the riot grrrl band Pussy Riot for which three members have each received a two year sentence on 17 August 2012.

" Hooliganism " is defined generally in Russia's criminal code as an " average gravity " crime.

According to NPR, 8 / 17 / 12, " religious hatred " is undefined in Russian law, one of the defining motivations for hooliganism.