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February 24, 2014

Russia: 7 Sentenced to Prison Terms for Anti-Putin Protest 
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A Russian court has sentenced seven people to prison terms ranging from
two-and-a-half to four years for protesting President Vladimir Putin in
Bolotnaya Square in 2012. An eighth person received a suspended
sentence. The defendants were found guilty Friday and sentenced today,
the day after the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi,
Russia. Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were
detained for protesting outside the court along with more than 100
others.

 

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