From Freepussyriot
The Guardian reports: Tolokonnikova shouted “Russia without Putin” after she was freed from a prison in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on Monday. Hours earlier, bandmate Maria Alyokhina was released from a different jail and dismissed the amnesty as a propaganda stunt.
The two women were granted amnesty last week, in what was largely viewed as the Kremlin’s attempt to head off criticism of Russia’s human rights record ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February. Three band members were jailed after being found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in prison for a performance at Moscow’s main cathedral in March 2012. Continue reading
