Three young women from Pussy Riot have been in jail since March, after staging an anti-Putin protest at Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior. International celebrities, including Gary Kasparov, Paul McCartney, Sting and Madonna, have rallied to the punk rockers' cause. When the judge read today's verdict finding them guilty on "hooliganism, a grave violation of public order," the women — who sat in a glass cage, yawned defiantly.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin publically insulted Madonna via Twitter yesterday.  "Every former w. who has aged wants to give lectures about morals, especially during tours and gigs abroad," he wrote. The "w," translated from Russian, is an abbreviation that roughly means "slut," 'bitch," or the closest alternative, "whore." 

"They were given no food to eat and were not allowed to sleep," said defense attorney Violetta Volkova. "It's torture."