Pussy Riot duo to appear at U.S. Amnesty International concert


  • World
  • Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014

(Reuters) - Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot who were jailed for nearly two years on charges of religious hatred and became international emblems for human rights campaigners will appear at a concert in New York, organizer Amnesty International said on Tuesday.

Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will make their first trip to the United States since they were granted amnesty in December by Russian President Vladimir Putin, two months before they were set to be released.

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