Pyotr Verzilov is being treated in Berlin after becoming ill.

Pussy Riot member’s poisoning claims highly plausible, doctors say

Maria Alekhina said that Pyotr Verzilov was being flown to Berlin, but she did not give details.

Severely ill Pussy Riot member to be treated in Germany

Pyotr Verzilov is one of the protesters who staged a pitch invasion during the World Cup final.

The four activists had just served 15-day sentences for the World Cup protest.

Three men and a woman dressed in police uniforms interrupted the match on Sunday.

Sir Paul McCartney has backed the Pussy Riot trio who face prison for performing an anti-Putin protest song inside Moscow's main cathedral.

A senior Russian official has hit out at Madonna, after she proclaimed her support for the jailed feminist punk band Pussy Riot. 

Three women who staged a punk-rock protest against Vladimir Putin at Russia's main cathedral will go on trial today.