News Desk: Two Pussy Riot Band Members Flee Russia

by Igor Mukin, via Foreign Policy

Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have fled Russia to avoid prosecution for a protest against Vladimir Putin that sent three of their band mates to prison, the group said Sunday. [Associated Press]

TWITTER BROKE this story, with one Pussy Riot Twitter account tweeting supporters were “recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new protest actions.”

From Reuters:

“In regard to the pursuit, two of our members have successfully fled the country! They are recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new actions!,” a Twitter account called Pussy Riot Group said.

This is a direct slap at Pres. Vladimir Putin and his continued efforts to use the religious hierarchy to cement broader powers across his country.

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