PHOTO GALLERY: Columbians protest for Pussy Riot

A protester stands outside the Daniel Boone City Building as part of an international day of solidarity for Pussy Riot, a Russian punk protest band, on Monday. On Monday, a Russian appellate court postponed the hearing of the three band members after one of the defendants fired her lawyer.   |  Marysa Greenawalt

Columbia residents protest outside the Daniel Boone City Building on Monday evening in support of Pussy Riot, a Russian punk protest band. In August, three of the band's members were convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to two years in prison after reciting a punk prayer in Moscow's main Russian Orthodox cathedral.   |  Marysa Greenawalt

A protester who identified himself as Nobel Longhair stands outside the Daniel Boone City Building in support of the Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot. In February, the band performed a punk prayer in front of Moscow's main Russian Orthodox cathedral, and three of its members were sentenced to prison in August.   |  Marysa Greenawalt