Two Pussy Riot members flee Russia
Two members of the band Pussy Riot who escaped arrest after February’s protest in Moscow’s main cathedral have left the country, it is claimed.
The Russian punk band Pussy Riot says two of its members who were being sought by police have left the country.
Five members of the feminist group took part in a provocative performance inside Moscow’s main cathedral in February to protest against Vladimir Putin’s rule and his relationship with the Russian Orthodox church.
The women wore their trademark balaclavas and only three were identified and arrested. After a controversial trial, they were sentenced on 17 August to two years in prison.
Days later, Moscow police said they were searching for the others, in what was seen as a warning to the group to stop its anti-Putin protests.
Pussy Riot tweeted on Sunday that the two activists had fled Russia and are “recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new protest actions”.