Dozens protest at embassy against Pussy Riot ruling

Several dozen protesters staged a demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin yesterday to express solidarity with the members of female punk band Pussy Riot who were jailed by a Moscow court last week.

Amnesty International, which organised the protest outside the embassy on Orwell Rd in Rathgar, said the demonstration was to highlight international opposition to the crackdown on freedom of expression in Russia.

The group called for the immediate, unconditional release of the band’s members, whom it described as prisoners of conscience.