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Russia refuses to release anti-Putin punks

Russia on Wednesday refused to free from pre-trial detention two members of female opposition punk rock group Pussy Riot who face up to seven years in jail for performing in a church. A Moscow court rejected an appeal and ruled that Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, must stay in detention

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