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.
Russia: 7 Sentenced to Prison Terms for Anti-Putin Protest
HeadlineFeb 24, 2014