Solidarity protests broke out in cities around the world after a Moscow court sentenced three members of all-girl punk band Pussy Riot to two years in jail on Aug. 17. The band members -- Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich -- have already been in jail for five months for protesting against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a church. Putin's critics claim the three are victims of a crackdown against dissent in Russia following the country's tumultuous presidential elections in March.
Above, the band's supporters wearing the group's signature colorful balaclavas lead a solidarity protest in Hamburg, Germany on Aug. 17.
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