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Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times
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Courtney Weaver
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Pussy Riot Sentenced to Two Years for Protesting Putin Three young Russian women, members of the punk rock group Pussy Riot, have been sentenced to two years in prison on charges of committing what a judge called "a flagrant violation of social order" and "manifest disrespect to society." Courtney Weaver, Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times , picks up the story.
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