Two members of the activist punk band Pussy Riot were detained in Sochi, Russia on Tuesday, according to a local human rights activist.
NBC News’ Richard Engel reported that the pair were released and came out singing in their trademark, brightly colored ski-masks just after 5:30 p.m. in Sochi.
Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova—the pair of band members who were recently released from prison and spoke in New York—were reportedly stopped and accused of theft. Tolokonnikova wrote on Twitter that she and Maria Alekhina were stopped and accused of a crime. A handful of other activists were also detained, activist (and fellow detainee) Semyon Simonov told NBC News.
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