Pussy Riot Attends Amnesty International Concert

Freed members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot were guests of honour at an Amnesty International benefit concert in Brooklyn Wednesday (February 5) to raise awareness for human rights.<br />
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In 2012, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina were convicted of hooliganism after storming Moscow's biggest cathedral to perform a song criticising Russian President Vladimir Putin.<br />
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They were jailed for nearly two years before being released in December.<br />
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Now the pair are traveling the world to draw attention to the condition of Russian prisons.<br />
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While in the U.S. the women will meet with non-government organizations to learn how the Russian prison system could be improved.