Pussy Riot: Their Trial in Pictures
Members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot, Ekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina and Nadejda Tolokonnikova (from left to right), before their sentence announcement in Hamovnichesky court in Moscow on August 17th, 2012.
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Mark Feygin
The lawyer for members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot, Mark Feygin, enters Hamovnichesky court in Moscow on August 17th, 2012.
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Maria
A member of Pussy Riot, Maria Alyochina, before the sentence announcement in Hamovnichesky court in Moscow on August 17th, 2012.
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Nadejda Tolokonnikova
A member of Pussy Riot, Nadejda Tolokonnikova, before the sentence announcement in Hamovnichesky court in Moscow on August 17th, 2012.
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Ekaterina Samutsevich
Ekaterina Samutsevich, a member of Pussy Riot, before the sentence announcement in Hamovnichesky court in Moscow on August 17th, 2012.
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Alexey Navalny
Blogger Alexey Navalny speaks in support of Pussy Riot at Hamovnichesky court in Moscow on August 17th, 2012.
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot waves to supporters before a court appearance in Moscow on August 8th, 2012. The feminist punk band was jailed in early March after performing a "punk prayer" in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral, asking the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of President Vladimir Putin. They face three years in prison if convicted.
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Maria Alyokhina
Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot faces supporters before a court hearing in Moscow on August 8th, 2012. "I am not afraid of you," she told the court. "You can take away my 'so-called' freedom, but you can never take my inner freedom."
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Yekaterina Samutsevich
Yekaterina Samutsevich of Pussy Riot waves to supporters before a court appearance in Moscow on August 8th, 2012.
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Entering the Courtroom
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot is escorted to the courtroom in Moscow on August 8th, 2012. "Our goal was political protest in artistic form," she told the court of Pussy Riot's performance. "There was no hate, not a drop."
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova raises a fist before a court hearing in Moscow on August 8th. After making its final statements, the band is awaiting a verdict on August 17th.
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Maria Alyokhina
Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina is escorted to the courtroom in Moscow on August 8th, 2012.
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Face Off
Pussy Riot supporters clash with police outside of the courthouse in Moscow.
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Carried Away
Police escort a Pussy Riot supporter away from the crowds outside of the courthouse in Moscow.
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Masked Man
A Pussy Riot supporter is led away by police.
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Under Arrest
A Pussy Riot supporter is apprehended by police.
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Putin’s Revenge
A protester outside the Moscow courthouse where Pussy Riot is on trial holds a sign reading, "This isn't a trial – this is the revenge of Putin."
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Paddywagon
A truck transporting the three members of Pussy Riot arrives at the courthouse in Moscow on August 8th, 2012.
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Courthouse Strategy
Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina read over some papers while in custody during a court hearing in Moscow on July 30th, 2012.
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Behind Bars
Pussy Riot's Yekaterina Samutsevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina sit behind bars during a court hearing in Moscow on July 20th, 2012. "I, like Solzhenitsyn, believe that words will crush concrete," Tolokonnikova told the court toward the end of the trial. "We sit in a cage, but we didn't lose."
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Bright Balaclava
A Pussy Riot supporter wears a brightly colored balaclava while protesting the band's arrest in front of the Russian Embassy in Prague on April 15th, 2012.
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Caged Protest
Supporters of Pussy Riot sit inside a mock defendants' cage outside of the courthouse in Moscow where three members of the group sat for hearings on July 4th, 2012.
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Free Pussy Riot!
A supporter of the band holds up a poster outside of the Moscow courthouse on March 14th, 2012.
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Punk Prayer
Members of Pussy Riot attempt to perform a "punk prayer" at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral on February 21st, 2012.
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Rehearsal
Members of Pussy Riot rehearse in Moscow on February 17th, 2012.
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Red Square
Members of Pussy Riot perform at Moscow's Red Square in protest of the policies of Vladimir Putin on January 20th, 2012. Eight of the activists were later detained by police.