A group of high-profile industry figures have signed a letter calling for an end to the prosecution of Maria Alekhina and Lucy (Ludmila) Shtein, two members of the anarchist feminist group Pussy Riot.The pair face up to two years in prison for Instagram posts advocating for the release of political prisoners in Russia, which they sent following the mass protests in response to the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny.
The pair have been under house arrest for two months and are banned from using the internet. They face a trial this week to see if their house arrest will be extended or if the criminal court process will begin.The letter has been penned by Nadya Tolokonnikova, a Pussy Riot member who was sentenced to a prison sentence in 2012 for
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