Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years in prison for staging an anti-Putin protest at a cathedral in Moscow.
The three women performed before the altar on 21 February, wearing bright ski masks and sang a song criticising Vladimir Putin.
They were convicted on Friday of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.
The women say the protest was directed at the Russian Orthodox Church's support for Mr Putin, who was elected for a third term as president two weeks later.
Prosecutors had been seeking a sentence of three years in prison.
Judge Syrova said Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, had offended the feelings of Orthodox believers and shown a "complete lack of respect".
''Tolokonnikova, Alyokhina and Samutsevich committed hooliganism - in other words, a grave violation of public order,'' she said.
The judge took three hours to read the verdict,
Mr Putin's political opponents have portayed the trial as part of a crackdown on the protest movement.
Defence lawyer Nikolai Polozov said they would not appeal to President Putin for a pardon. However, there will be a legal appeal against the verdict.
