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Sponsored Links Two members of punk rock band flee Russia Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Russia's rights ombudsman decries Pussy Riot verdict Thu, Aug 23 2012 Russian police pursuing other members of Pussy Riot Mon, Aug 20 2012 Madonna adds her voice to critics of Russian female punk rock band verdict Sat, Aug 18 2012 Madonna adds her voice to critics of Pussy Riot verdict Sat, Aug 18 2012 Russian punk band verdict draws criticism around globe Fri, Aug 17 2012 Analysis & Opinion Changing the Moscow rules In Putin’s circle, Obama is Gorbachev Related Topics World » Russia » Members of the female punk band ''Pussy Riot'' (R-L) Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina sit in a glass-walled cage after a court hearing in Moscow, August 17, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov MOSCOW | Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:19am EDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two members of Russia's anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot have fled the country to avoid prosecution for staging a protest against President Vladimir Putin at a church altar, the band said on Sunday. A Moscow court sentenced three members of the all-female opposition band to two years in prison on August 17 for staging a "punk prayer" at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in February and calling on the Virgin Mary to rid Russia of Putin. The sentence drew sharp international criticism of the Russian government, while opposition groups at home have portrayed it as part of a Kremlin clampdown on dissent. Police said earlier this week they were searching for other members of the band. "In regard to the pursuit, two of our members have successfully fled the country! They are recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new actions!," a Twitter account called Pussy Riot Group said. Defence lawyers of the convicted Pussy Riot members - Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich - are expected to appeal against their sentences next week. Tolokonnikova's husband, Pyotr Verzilov, told Reuters on Sunday that the two members of the group who have fled Russia had taken part in the cathedral protest along with his wife. "Since the Moscow police said they are searching for them, they will keep a low profile for now. They are in a safe place beyond the reach of the Russian police," he said by phone. Asked if that meant a country which had no extradition agreement with Russia, Verzilov said: "Yes, that suggests that." "But you must remember that 12 or even 14 members who are still in Russia actively participate in the band's work now, it's a big collective," he added. The Kremlin has dismissed criticism by Western governments and prominent musicians including Madonna and Sting as politically motivated. Putin, back at the Kremlin since May for his third presidential term, said before the three band members were sentenced that they should not be judged too harshly. Under Russian law the three Pussy Riot members put on trial could have faced as much as seven years' jail for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, but the prosecutors asked for three years and they were sentenced to two. (Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, editing by Tim Pearce) World Russia Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. 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