Pussy Riot members freed under Russian amnesty
Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina Nadezhda Tolokonnikova have been freed early from prison in Russia under an amnesty.
Freed Pussy Riot member urges Sochi Olympics boycott
A member of Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot has called for an international boycott of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year.
Speaking to reporters in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, where she was released from prison earlier today, Nadezhda Tolokonnikov said the amnesty law that set her free was merely a "cosmetic measure" ahead of Sochi 2014.
"I'm calling for a boycott, for honesty. I'm calling [on Western governments] not to give in because of oil and gas deliveries from Russia," she said.
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