A court in Moscow has found the three members of the punk feminist performance-art group Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after performing what they called a "punk prayer" at a landmark Moscow church in February. Outside the courtroom, police detained an unknown number of Pussy Riot supporters who had gathered ahead of the verdict.
Pussy Riot: Passionate Protests Outside The Courtroom
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Police detain opposition figure Garry Kasparov near the Khamovnichesky court in Moscow.
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