Watch: Pussy Riot on “The Colbert Report”

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, sits behind bars at a district court in Zubova Polyana 440 km southeast of Moscow in Russia's province of Mordovia, Friday, April 26, 2013. A Russian court is to consider whether one of the jailed Pussy Riot members is eligible for early release. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in custody since her arrest in March 2012, is serving a two-year sentence for the band's irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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By The Know | theknow@denverpost.com

PUBLISHED: April 26, 2013 at 9:32 AM MDT | UPDATED: November 17, 2021 at 1:38 PM MST

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Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina of imprisoned Russian punk band, , made their first appearance on American television on “The Colbert Report” Tuesday night. The women spoke candidly about their time in Russian prison for “singing out” against President Vladimir Putin in their famous “” performance.

Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina say they plan on visiting American prisons for humanitarian purposes. Anyone with HBO (or an HBOGO password) can watch the documentary about the punk band and its imprisonment, ““

On Wednesday, the punk rockers will participate in the Amnesty International show in Brooklyn with Madonna and the Flaming Lips. Watch the Pussy Riot interview on “The Colbert Report” below.

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