MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police temporarily detained six activists protesting on Friday against the incarceration of punk rockers Pussy Riot and charged them with breaking rules on demonstrations.
Activists, actors and writers took turns holding posters demanding freedom for jailed band members Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 23, in order to comply with rules on one-person demonstrations which do not require permits.
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