The human rights situation in Russia has deteriorated drastically in the last few months, with the adoption of a series of laws that could be used to further restrict opposition and hinder freedom of expression, says the European Parliament in a resolution adopted on Thursday. MEPs cite the cases of the punk band Pussy Riot and the opposition party member Gennady Gudkov as examples. They are gravely concerned about "the deteriorating climate" for the development of civil society in Russia, pointing to the recent legislation on demonstrations, NGOs, defamation and the Internet. In particular, the Parliament is "deeply disappointed with the verdict and the disproportionate sentence" against the punk band Pussy Riot, describing it as "politically motivated intimidation of opposition activists".
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120907IPR50826/html/Pussy-Riot-sentence-is-deeply-disappointing-political-intimidation-say-MEPs
UPDATE:
Russian Foreign Ministry: European Parliament's resolution is intervention in Russian internal affairs or an attempt to step in for Russian justice
http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/F68A4730624B226744257A790047CB0A
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120907IPR50826/html/Pussy-Riot-sentence-is-deeply-disappointing-political-intimidation-say-MEPs
UPDATE:
Russian Foreign Ministry: European Parliament's resolution is intervention in Russian internal affairs or an attempt to step in for Russian justice
http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/newsline/F68A4730624B226744257A790047CB0A
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