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Pussy Riot's Nadia Tolokonnikova denied parole Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova denied parole
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A second member of the Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has had her application for parole refused.A second member of the Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot has had her application for parole refused.
A court in Saransk ruled that Nadia Tolokonnikova had not repented for her crime of hooliganism after singing a protest song against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral. A court in Saransk ruled that Nadezhda Tolokonnikova had not repented for her crime of hooliganism after singing a protest song against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral.
A similar ruling was delivered against Maria Alyokhina on Wednesday.A similar ruling was delivered against Maria Alyokhina on Wednesday.
Both women are due to be released from their penal colonies next year; both are eligible for parole already.Both women are due to be released from their penal colonies next year; both are eligible for parole already.
They were turned down earlier this year, and immediately appealed.They were turned down earlier this year, and immediately appealed.
The jailing of the two women and of Yekaterina Samutsevich - who had her sentence suspended and was freed in October - caused outrage worldwide.The jailing of the two women and of Yekaterina Samutsevich - who had her sentence suspended and was freed in October - caused outrage worldwide.
Critics accused the Russian authorities of punishing the women for their boisterous protests against the policies of Mr Putin, in the run-up to his re-election as president.Critics accused the Russian authorities of punishing the women for their boisterous protests against the policies of Mr Putin, in the run-up to his re-election as president.
They were convicted of a breach of public order motivated by religious hatred for their performance of Punk Prayer inside Christ The Saviour Cathedral in February of last year.They were convicted of a breach of public order motivated by religious hatred for their performance of Punk Prayer inside Christ The Saviour Cathedral in February of last year.