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Monday, April 08, 2013

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'I Liked It,' Putin Says Of Protest By Topless Women

Russian President Vladimir Putin (far left) looks on Monday in Hanover, Germany, as one of three women who stripped off their tops protests his appearance at a trade fair. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in the green jacket.

April 8, 2013 In Hanover, Germany, the Russian leader was greeted by three women protesters who stripped off their tops before shouting expletives at him. While he professed to enjoy their demonstration, Putin's aides want the women punished.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

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Member Of Russia's Pussy Riot Freed

Yekaterina Samutsevich of Pussy Riot after her release from prison today in Moscow.

October 10, 2012 Two of the three political punk rockers will serve the remainder of their two-year terms for "hooliganism."

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Friday, August 17, 2012

The Two-Way

Two-Year Prison Terms For Russia's Pussy Riot Rockers

Members of the all-girl punk band Pussy Riot: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (right), Maria Alyokhina (center) and Yekaterina Samutsevich (left) in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow earlier today.

August 17, 2012 The three women were accused of religious hatred for an anti-Putin protest they staged in a cathedral. The case has attracted attention around the world as people come to the young women's defense.

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

The Two-Way

Russian Punk Musicians Await Sentence For 'Protest Prayer'

August 16, 2012 Three members of the Russian female punk band, Pussy Riot, learn their sentence tomorrow for a public performance calling for President Vladimir Putin's ouster. They're charged with hooliganism and could spend seven years in prison.

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