Russia freed the two jailed members of the political protest punk band Pussy Riot under an amnesty law.
Pussy Riot Members Released from Prison
![Maria Alyokhina, member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, and her lawyer, Pyotr Zaikin, arrive at the offices of rights group Committee Against Torture after her release from a penal colony in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Dec. 23, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/CADCA678-AA08-4435-80DB-D1E2920B2C0A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Maria Alyokhina, member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, and her lawyer, Pyotr Zaikin, arrive at the offices of rights group Committee Against Torture after her release from a penal colony in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Dec. 23, 2013.
![Varvara Tolokonnikova, grandmother of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, shows family photos of Nadezhda at her apartment, as she waited for her granddaughter's release from prison, Dec. 21, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/B122C817-22A5-4DBA-A378-E16C6531396E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Varvara Tolokonnikova, grandmother of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, shows family photos of Nadezhda at her apartment, as she waited for her granddaughter's release from prison, Dec. 21, 2013.