/> Amnesty International says it’s going to escalate its campaign for the release of three of the members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot.

The female band members were each sentenced to two years behind bars yesterday for an act of protest inside one of Moscow’s main cathedrals.

They’ve already spent five months behind bars after being arrested for screaming “Mother Mary, please drive Putin away” at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

Programme Director with Amnesty International Ireland, Noeleen Hartigan, says they won’t rest until the women are released: