Pussy Riot jailed for 2 years in Russia for political protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19297373

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Anton Vickerman gets 4 years in the UK for running a website that linked to copyright material
http://boingboing.net/2012/08/16/how-hollywood-funded-corporate.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/14/anton-vickerman-surfthechannel-sentenced
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/16/surfthechannel-attack-anti-piracy-prosecution?newsfeed=true