Pussy Riot protests

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Pussy Riot

Demonstrations around the world in support of the punk rock group See gallery

Seated in a glass cage in a Moscow courtroom, the members of the punk rock group were sentenced to two years in jail for hooliganism inspired by religious hatred following a protest in Moscow's main cathedral. Their arrests prompted protests around the world

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Ukraine

A topless member of the activist group Femen cut down a cross erected to victims of political persecution in Kiev.

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Moscow

Former chess world champion and opposition campaigner Garry Kasparov was arrested during the trial

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Edinburgh

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New York

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New York

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