Wednesday, February 5, 2014

In NYC, Pussy Riot critiques conditions in Russia

Members of the punk band Pussy Riot, Maria “Masha” Alyokhina, left, and Nadezhda “Nadya” Tolokonnikova, right, listen during a press conference at Amnesty International's New York headquarters, on Tuesday Feb. 4, 2014 in New York. They were released from Russian prison in December, after nearly two years in jail following a conviction for hooliganism when they staged a protest in a Russian church, in what was widely seen as a public relations move ahead of the Olympics by Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who will be at the Winter Olympics should look beyond the facilities created for the games and take a hard look at the host country, two members of the Russian protest punk band Pussy Riot said Tuesday.








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