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Supporters of all-woman punk band, "Pussy Riot", wait outside a court hearing in Moscow. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21 after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin. Reuters/Denis Sinyakov
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Members of female punk band "Pussy Riot", Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (C), Maria Alyokhina (R) and Yekaterina Samutsevich, sit behind bars before a court hearing in Moscow. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21 after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin. Reuters/Tatyana Makeyeva
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Russian film director Olga Darfy arrives wearing a mask in support of detained members of female punk band Pussy Riot, for the opening ceremony of the 34th International Film Festival in Moscow. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21 after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
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Artist Pyotr Pavlensky, a supporter of jailed members of female punk band "Pussy Riot", looks on with his mouth sewed up as he protests outside the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21 after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin. Reuters/Trend Photo Agency/Handout
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A supporter of female punk band "Pussy Riot" shouts slogans outside the court where three members of the band are on trial in Moscow. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21 after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
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Members of the female punk group Pussy Riot perform during a concert by US rock group Faith No More in Moscow. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21 after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin. Picture taken July 2, 2012. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
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Yekaterina Samutsevich (R), a member of female punk band "Pussy Riot", is escorted before a court hearing in Moscow. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21, 2012, after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin Reuters/Tatyana Makeyeva
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (L) and Maria Alyokhina, members of female punk band "Pussy Riot", look out from the defendent's cell in a courtroom in Moscow. Three members of "Pussy Riot" were detained on February 21 after they stormed into Moscow's main cathedral to sing a protest song against Vladimir Putin and criticised the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Putin. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of female punk band "Pussy Riot", is escorted by police to a court in Moscow. The trial of three members of a Russian female punk band continued, as they face up to seven years in jail for protesting against Vladimir Putin inside a Moscow cathedral, a prosecution they said was aimed at spreading fear and silencing dissent. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
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Maria Alyokhina, a member of female punk band "Pussy Riot", smiles as she is escorted by police to a court in Moscow. The trial of three members of a Russian female punk band continued as they face up to seven years in jail for protesting against Vladimir Putin inside a Moscow cathedral, a prosecution they said was aimed at spreading fear and silencing dissent. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
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Yekaterina Samutsevich, a member of female punk band "Pussy Riot", waves as she is escorted by police to a court in Moscow. The trial of three members of a Russian female punk band continued as they face up to seven years in jail for protesting against Vladimir Putin inside a Moscow cathedral, a prosecution they said was aimed at spreading fear and silencing dissent. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
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