Pussy Riot Russia musician sent back to prison gulag on order of dictatorship after parole hearing

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Russian court denies parole to Pussy Riot punk

AFP – A Russian court ruled to keep Pussy Riot punk Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in jail on Friday, denying her request for parole from her two-year sentence for the band’s performance against President Vladimir Putin last year. Judge Lidiya Yakovleva sided with prison officials, who said that 23-year-old Tolokonnikova.