A group of men dressed in black clothing covered with religious emblems set a portrait of pop star Madonna on fire on Wednesday (August 8), after the singer urged Russia to free members of the punk band Pussy Riot at a concert in Moscow.<br/> <br />The men, part of a group they call the Russian Orthodox Banner-bearers, said the stunt was in protest. They labeled the U.S. singer's actions as blasphemous to the church.<br/> <br />Earlier in the week, Madonna demanded that Russia free the three group members on trial for bursting into a Russian Orthodox church and singing a protest against Vladimir Putin.<br/> <br />Band members, who've spent 5 months in custody since their arrest, could face up to three years in jail.
