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Freed Russian Punk Musicians to Work for Prisoners' Rights

Members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, released this week after two years in detention, say they plan to continue their activism but will focus their energies on human rights -- specifically, the rights of prisoners.Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova spoke to reporters Friday in a Moscow news conference, their first since being released from prison earlier this week. Alyokhina said work must be done to improve prison conditions. She said people in prison have difficulty finding...

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