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A member of punk band Pussy Riot was freed on appeal yesterday, but a court upheld sentences for two others imposed over a cathedral protest against Vladimir Putin.

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Police have arrested more than 20 demonstrators as a Moscow court considers extending the detention of three female punk rockers arrested after a surprise protest performance against Vladimir Putin.

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Two female punk rockers have been ordered to remain in jail awaiting trial for praying to the Virgin Mary to deliver the nation from Vladimir Putin in a surprise performance in the country’s main Orthodox cathedral.

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