Two members of the feminist group, ***** Riot, are suing the Russian government over their imprisonment for a protest in a Moscow cathedral.
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova say their prosecutions amounted to torture.They have filed a case at the European Court of Human Rights against Russia, seeking compensation.
The pair are demanding 120,000 euros (£95,000) each in damages, plus 10,000 euros (£8,000) court costs.
Tolokonnikov's father, Andrey, said the pair should have asked for greater compensation.
"What can I say? Good girls! But, in my opinion, the requested amount is too small," he said. "They should have requested 250m euros, not 250,000 euros," he told the popular Russian newspaper Moskovskiy Komsomolets.
They argued that their detention and trial had violated European Convention of Human Rights articles which prohibit torture and guarantee freedom of expression, security and liberty, and a fair trial.
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