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#askPussyRiot Wants Your Questions

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Arts & Culture, Breaking News, Freedom of Speech, Media & Journalism, Women & Gender, RuNet Echo

The masks come off this Friday, as two of the newly freed Pussy Riot members hold their first post-prison presser.

After almost two years in federal custody, Pussy Riot's two most famous members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, will hold their first post-prison press conference [1] [ru]. The event will be hosted by the online TV station Dozhd and take place on Friday, December 27, 2013, beginning at 2:00 PM Moscow time (5:00 AM US Eastern Time). Those interested in watching can tune in at www.tvrain.ru [2] [ru] and Twitter users are encouraged to submit their own questions using the hashtag “#askPussyRiot [3]“. Though the discussion will be in Russian, questions can be submitted in English or other languages.