Two former members of Pussy Riot told ABC News they were “surrounded,” and “shoved” during an arrest by Russian police near the Olympic village. They said they have endured daily harassment from police during the Winter Olympics.
“We are in Adler police station. We arrived here on Sunday to perform a song, ‘Putin Will Make You Love Your Motherland,’” Nadya Tolokonnikova told ABC News in a phone call. She said she and Masha Alekhina were taken into custody with a group of human rights activists.
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Tolokonnikova said they were also detained for nine hours a few days ago while authorities inspected their documents.