The Russian feminist punk band was sentenced to two years in prison this morning for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.” The band was arrested in March following an unauthorized performance at Moscow's main Russian Orthodox cathedral where they screamed, “Mother Mary please drive Putin away.”
Pussy Riot's three members sat in a glass cell in a Moscow court room this morning, holding up the judge's verdict.
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The protests followed quickly.
Here, a protester wearing a mask (ski masks are one of Pussy Riot's signatures) waves a feminist flag from a balcony of the court building in Moscow.
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Outside the Moscow court building, other outraged supporters gathered.
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This sticker on the side of a police van reads "Free Pussy Riot!"
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