• Protesters wearing masks take part in an Amnesty International flash mob demonstration in support of Russian punk band Pussy Riot in the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland August 14, 2012.
    Pussy Riot vs. Putin

    Russian punk band attracts global attention when they perform a profanity-laced song in Moscow's main cathedral to protest President Vladimir Putin. Putin, who in March won a presidential election, is in a fresh six-year term. Opponents say the Kremlin's dominance, ballot-stuffing and use of government resources mean the vote was not free or fair. All three Pussy Riot members are found guilty of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" - two go to jail, the third is freed on appeal.

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  • Pussy Riot vs. Putin
    A policeman chases a supporter of the female punk band "Pussy Riot" while climbing on a fence enclosing the Turkish embassy near a court building in Moscow, August 17, 2012. Three women from Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in jail for their protest against President Vladimir Putin in a church. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky
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    Artist Pyotr Pavlensky, a Pussy Riot supporter, looks on with his mouth sewed up as he protests outside the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, July 23, 2012. A court rejected a request to call President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to testify in the trial of the three female punk rockers. July 23, 2012. REUTERS/Trend Photo Agency
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    Slideshow: Putin vs. Pussy Riot Pictured: A participant wears a sticker with the word "Obey!" during an opposition protest on Revolution square in central Moscow February 26, 2012. Thousands of Russians joined hands to form a ring around Moscow city centre in protest against Vladimir Putin's likely return as president. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
  • Pussy Riot vs. Putin
    Pussy Riot: From ragtag artists to global icons of dissent Three members of the Russian all-girl punk band Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in prison for "hooliganism" after playing in an Orthodox church. Reuters photojournalist Thomas Peter, who first met the artists in 2008, recalls his time with the group.
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