 In August , at the Embassy of Russia in Washington , D.C. there was a protest and concert by punk bands . On August 19 , two men and a woman dressed as Pussy Riot staged a protest during a service in Germany 's Cologne Cathedral . The trio yelled slogans and held up a banner reading " Free Pussy Riot and all prisoners " in English . They were taken out by cathedral officials and then were charged with disturbing a religious service and breaching the peace . Kölner Stadt @-@ Anzeiger , a local newspaper , reported that " disturbing a religious establishment " could result in a fine or up to three years imprisonment ; they were eventually given suspended fines of 1200 Euros and 3 months probation . Assault charges were dropped . One of the three , identified as " Patrick H. " , appealed his conviction and sentence ; the court upheld his conviction and replaced his sentence with a fine of 150 Euros . 
