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October 24, 2017

Russian Dissidents Pussy Riot Protest for Political Prisoners at Trump Tower
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In New York City, members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot
dropped a banner and scattered hundreds of leaflets inside Trump Tower
Monday, shutting down access to the building for about a half-hour. The
activists' banner read "Free Sentsov"-a reference to Ukrainian filmmaker
Oleg Sentsov, who's currently serving a 20-year prison term in a Russian
prison on terrorism charges. His supporters say he's innocent of any
crime and was jailed over his criticism of Russia's annexation of
Crimea. Amnesty International has called for his release.


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