 Protests were held around the world after the sentence was announced . Amnesty International declared August 17 " Pussy Riot Global Day " for activists . People gathered in New York City , where actress Chloë Sevigny , Karen Finley and others read statements by the convicted members of the band . In Bulgaria , people put masks , similar to those worn by Pussy Riot , on a Soviet sculpture . About 100 people protested outside the Russian consulate in Toronto . In Edinburgh , Scotland , Fringe performers read trial testimony . In Serbia , the far @-@ right activist group Nasi released a video game in which members of Pussy Riot were targets ; the group spoke in support of the trio 's imprisonment . Meanwhile , Estonian programmers launched an imitation of the Internet game " Angry Birds " , poking fun at Russian authorities . 
