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Slideshow Madonna adds her voice to critics of Russian female punk rock band verdict Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Russian punk band verdict draws criticism around globe Fri, Aug 17 2012 Russia's female punk band protesters jailed for two years Fri, Aug 17 2012 Russian judge sentences punk rock band trio to two years in jail Fri, Aug 17 2012 UPDATE 1-Russian judge finds Pussy Riot band members guilty Fri, Aug 17 2012 UPDATE 1-Russia's Pussy Riot face verdict; Putin's tolerance on trial Fri, Aug 17 2012 Analysis & Opinion Changing the Moscow rules In Putin’s circle, Obama is Gorbachev Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » World » Music » People » Russia » U.S. singer Madonna performs during a concert at the Telenor Arena just outside Oslo August 15, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix LOS ANGELES | Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:50pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna, who had already voiced her support for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, on Saturday joined a chorus of celebrities in slamming a jail sentence handed down in Moscow to three women from the group over a protest against President Vladimir Putin. "I protest the conviction and sentencing of Pussy Riot to a penal colony for two years for a 40-second performance extolling their political opinions," Madonna said in a statement. The three women, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, were convicted in a Russian court of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for performing a "punk prayer" in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral in which they called on the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Putin. The two-year sentence handed down against the three women on Friday has generated outrage outside of Russia, but within the country polls have shown that few Russians sympathize with them. Judge Marina Syrova told the Moscow court on Friday, "The girls' actions were sacrilegious, blasphemous and broke the church's rules." She rejected their argument that they had no intention of offending Russian Orthodox believers. Madonna had previously expressed her support for the band after they were arrested. In her latest statement, Madonna said the two-year sentence was "too harsh and in fact is inhumane." "They've spent enough time in jail. I call on all of Russia to let Pussy Riot go free," she said. On Friday, the European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the sentences given to the women were "disproportionate" to the crime, and European nations and the United States voiced similarly sharp criticism. 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