2 Members of Pussy Riot Flee Russia

Duo likely escaped to country without extradition agreement
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 26, 2012 10:22 AM CDT
2 Members of Pussy Riot Flee Russia
Hooded demonstrators protest in solidarity with Pussy Riot on the tower of the Grossmuenster cathedral in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012.   (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)

With Russian cops hot on their heels, two members of Pussy Riot who had thus far escaped conviction have now also escaped the country, reports the Christian Science Monitor. "Two of our members have successfully fled the country! They are recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new actions!," tweeted Pussy Riot Group. "They are in a safe place," says the husband of one of the convicted members. When asked if that meant a country where Russia couldn't seek their extradition, he answered, "Yes, that suggests that." (More Pussy Riot stories.)

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