The following is NOT printed on the postcard.  Update:  On August 17, 2012, the three members of Pussy Riot were convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred", and each was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.  On October 10, following an appeal, Samutsevich was freed on probation and her sentence suspended. The sentences of the other two women were upheld.

The trial and sentence attracted considerable attention and criticism, particularly in The West.  The case was adopted by human-rights groups, including Amnesty International, which designated the women as prisoners of conscience, and by a number of prominent entertainers.  Public opinion in Russia was generally less sympathetic towards them.  Having served 21 months, Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina were released on December 23, 2013, after the State Duma approved an amnesty.