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Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London

Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
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Legendary punk singer Bruno Wizard and knitwear designer Jylle Navarro protest against the trial of 3 members of the punk band Pussy Riot.
Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
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Protest in london against trial of members of punk band Pussy Riot.
Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
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Support for Punk Bank Pussy Riot in London.
Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
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Protesting outside the embassy of the russian federation consular department.
Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
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Protest against trial of Pussy Riot.
  • Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
  • Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
  • Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
  • Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London
  • Support for Punk band Pussy Riot in London

Artists gathered outside the consular division of the Russian Fedearation to protest against the trial of 3 members of the punk band Pussy Riot. The protesters claim this is like a show trial of the Stalin era.

This protest is against what they call the show trial of 3 members of the punk band pussy riot. They are on trial for singing a punk protest against Vladamir Putin in a russian orthodox church.
Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, could face up to three years in jail for storming the altar of Christ the Saviour Cathedral on Feb. 21 and belting out a “punk prayer” calling on the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Putin, who has been in power since 2000.
Bruno Wizard of the the punk bands the homosexuals and the rejects has said,"This is not about Mohawks and designer bondage trousers.It is about FREEDOM to express yourself as an artist.It is not about cultural imperialism..it is about ART ."

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