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Pussy Riot behind bars - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (c), Maria Alyokhina (r) and Yekaterina Samutsevich (l)

“I am not scared of you,” Alyokhina told the court. “I’m not scared of lies and fiction, or the badly formed deception that is the verdict of this so-called court. Because my words will live, thanks to openness.

“When thousands of people will read and watch this, this freedom will grow with every caring person who listens to us in this country.”

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Each woman ended her closing statement to loud applause from the Russian journalists sitting in the courtroom.

Pussy Riot trial: closing statement denounces Putin’s ‘totalitarian system’

The verdict in the Pussy Riot ‘trial’ is now expected on 17 August.

A few of us are gathering together tomorrow afternoon (Friday) at QUT, Kelvin Grove in Brisbane to record a video, celebrating these wonderful, inspirational women. Please come down if you’d like to join in. More details here.

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