Photos From NYC’s Pussy Riot Protest March

Jessi Rucker — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:29:47 -0400

"Let our sisters go! Let our sisters go!" about 25 protestors in support of Pussy Riot chanted as they walked east on 91st st. toward the Russian Consulate on the east side of Central Park this morning at 10 a.m.

The Observer was waiting on the otherwise peaceful Upper East Side block as approximately 25 people cloaked in colorful masks and capes marched to the front of the consulate after the announcement of a guilty verdict and 2-year prison sentence being dealt to the feminist rock band. We witnessed the protestors' songs and arrests at the consulate (six in total, a number confirmed by an NYPD spokesperson), their peaceful march down Madison Avenue and their closing rally in Times Square. See it all in the slideshow.

Correction: An earlier version of this slideshow said that protestor Ann Pettibone was arrested; she was not. The Observer regrets the error.

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Photos From NYC’s Pussy Riot Protest March