“On Friday, after something of a show trial, three young women in a Russian punk band were found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison for an anti-Vladimir Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral earlier this year”. – Daniel Schwartz via CBC News
Photo: A woman wears on her chest the text “free p*ssy riot” as a demonstration by supporters of the jailed feminist punk band p*ssy Riot takes place outside the Russian Embassy on August 17, 2012 in London, England. The three women who staged an anti-Kremlin protest in a church in February, were found guilty today of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, and could face a three-year jail sentence. Supporters are gathering in several cities around the world today as a mark of solidarity. (Photo by Dan Kitwood)
A woman hangs strips of salted meat she collected from different places during the Muslim's Eid al-Adha or Festival of Sacrifice, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, August 2, 2020. Pakistanis are celebrating the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, to mark the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim – Abraham to Christians and Jews – to sacrifice his son. During the holiday Muslims slaughter sheep and cattle, distribute part of the meat to the poor. (Photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo)
A squirrel crawls along an electrical cable as a kingfisher takes off from it in New Delhi, India, October 24, 2020. (Photo by Chine Nouvelle/SIPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Puryanti, a 29-year-old woman, and her 15-year-old nephew Raffi, cover themselves from head to toe in silver paint to become “manusia silver” (silver people), as part of their act to make a living, in Depok, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, February 6, 2021. (Photo by Adi Kurniawan/Reuters)
A traditional Chinese opera actress wearing a face shield poses for a picture during Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, February 12, 2021. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)
Kimono-clad women from Thailand take selfies among blooming cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan on March 27, 2021. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
American singer Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey shows off her Innovation Award in early March 2022. (Photo by iamhalsey/Instagram)