Sleeping is a violation of the rules' – Pussy Riot's Maria
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In 2012, Maria Alyokhina was sentenced to two years in prison after performing with Pussy Riot in a Moscow church. In an exclusive extract from her new book, Riot Days, she talks about the abusive guards, freezing cold conditions and damaged prisoners she encountered inside
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I was arrested 100 times': Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina on Putin
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Pussy Riot rocker escapes Russia to raise money for Ukraine
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Russian revolution: artist-activists Pussy Riot at the Neptune
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Pussy Riot members sent to far-flung prisons, lawyer says
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The Pussy Riot prison diaries: Letter reveals horrors faced by punk
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The 'Pussy Riot' Arrests, And The Crackdown That Followed
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Pussy Riot's Prison Break
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Russia needs de-Nazification, says Pussy Riot leader after escape
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No time for fear': Pussy Riot leader vows to return to Russia
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What a Pussy Riot member says Brittney Griner may face in a Russian penal colony : NPR
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Former Pussy Riot Member Warns Against Russian Prison Bill
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Pussy Riot power - how Russian punks became the most important
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Russia puts Pussy Riot member under house arrest ahead of protests
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