Russian musicians are to play at a benefit concert in support of the jailed feminist punk band Pussy Riot in St Petersburg on Sunday despite attempts by police to stop the event.
The gig comes after the free members of Pussy Riot released a video thanking western musicians such as Madonna and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers for their support.
The concert will raise money for the three members of the group jailed for two years last month for singing a protest song in Moscow's main cathedral that called for the Virgin Mary to cast out the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
The owner of the venue for Sunday's concert, Igor Tonkikh, told the St Petersburg Times that he had received threatening calls from the police and the local council saying they would send officials to check up on the venue. Sending officials to look for violations is a common way of pressurising small businesses in Russia.
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