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Pussy Riot: Russia condemned by European rights court

Three of the band members were arrested and convicted for the cathedral performance in 2012. [Getty Images]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Russia's arrest and imprisonment of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot in 2012.

In a ruling, the court held Russia had violated five articles of the convention, calling the case against the band "exceptionally severe".

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