Russian art collective Pussy Riot have officially been classified as an extremist organisation by the Ministry of Justice in Moscow. The decision comes two weeks after Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan filed a lawsuit seeking the designation in the city's Tverskoy Court.
The collective, who first came to international attention after playing the 'punk prayer' Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Chase Putin Away – a song directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin – during a guerrilla show at Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in 2012, are now banned from all political actions and performances in Russia.
