Pussy Riot’s three members sat in a glass cell in a Moscow court room this morning, holding up the judge’s verdict.
The performance that led to the arrest that led to everything you see above:
2. The protests followed quickly.
Here, a protester wearing a mask (ski masks are one of Pussy Riot’s signatures) waves a feminist flag from a balcony of the court building in Moscow.
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3. Outside the Moscow court building, other outraged supporters gathered.
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This sticker on the side of a police van reads “Free Pussy Riot!”
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Moscow police took action against some protesters.
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6. In Berlin, a demonstration involved sculptures of toothed vaginas attacking the “head” of Putin.
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A closer look at that Putin mask.
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And the scene in Berlin.
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9. Other protesters gathered outside Russian embassies around the world. In Kiev:
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10. Ukrainian feminist group Femen staged a special protest.
A topless member of the group cut down an Orthodox cross, erected as a symbol of Kiev’s victims of political repression.
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She used a chainsaw.
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12. In Dublin:
Feminist and writer Rosita Sweetman appeared at the demonstration on O’Connell Street.
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13. This protester, Colin Kelly, is in a punk band called Job Seekers.
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14. In Barcelona, protesters assembled outside the Sagrada Familia, a Roman Catholic church designed by Antoni Gaudí.
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16. This Barcelona protester wore a tee with Vladimir Putin’s face crossed out.
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17. Many protesters were contained behind barriers outside the Russian embassy in London.
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19. Ladies in London displayed makeshift posters on printer paper.
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20. And on their chests.
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Also in London.
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22. A scene in Brussels, outside the Russian delegation to the E.U.
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23. A member of the French branch of Amnesty International addressed a crowd.
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