Pussy Riot member Olga Tolokonnikova lost her appeal to be released on parole . She was given a 2-year sentence for hooliganism last year . Band members were tried for performing a song critical of then - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin .
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova loses her bid to be released on parole . She was given a 2-year sentence for hooliganism last year . Band members were tried for performing a song critical of then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin .