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February 19, 2014

Members of Pussy Riot Detained 3 Times in 3 Days 
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Members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot have been released
following their detention in Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics
are underway. Nadya Tolokonnikova said she and fellow group member Maria
Alyokhina have been detained three times in three days.

Nadya Tolokonnikova: "We have been in Sochi for three days now and every
day they detain us. We haven't spoken out about it as we are here as
Pussy Riot and we can't announce that to the public. But today it went
overboard, they accused us of a crime. The police came to me today and
told me specifically that I, Tolokonnikova, was accused of theft that
took place at the hotel I am staying."

Five members of the group emerged from the police station on Tuesday
wearing brightly colored balaclavas and singing their new song, “Putin
will teach you to love your motherland.”

 

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