Top Russian court orders review of Pussy Riot case

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/12/us-russia-pussyriot-idUSBRE9BB0TP20131212

The Russian Supreme Court has ordered a review of the case against two women from punk band Pussy Riot, saying lower courts failed to provide full evidence of their guilt and overlooked mitigating factors in sentencing them to two years in prison.

The ruling could potentially lead to shorter sentences for Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina or even to a reversal of their convictions, although the latter is far less likely.