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Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova Transferred to Krasnoyarsk

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Citizen Media, Human Rights, Protest, Women & Gender, RuNet Echo

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's exact whereabouts were unknown for the past three weeks, after prison authorities announced [1] that the Pussy Riot icon would be transferred from a prison in the Republic of Mordovia to an unknown location. On November 12, 2103, authorities finally revealed some information about Tolokonnikova's new home. The federal human rights ombudsman had this to say [2] [ru] about Tolokonnikova's “re-integration”:

Руководству ФСИН России было рекомендовано перевести Толоконникову Н.А. для дальнейшего отбывания наказания в исправительную колонию […]. […] По сообщению руководства ФСИН России такое решение обусловлено тем, что Толоконникова Н.А. является уроженкой Красноярского края, постоянно зарегистрирована в г. Норильске и отбывание ею наказания в этом регионе будет способствовать её ресоциализации.

Senior officials in the Federal Penitentiary Service were encouraged to transfer Tolokonnikova for the remainder of her incarceration […]. […] According to FSIN heads, the decision was due to the fact that Tolokonnikova is a native of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, permanently registered in the city of Norilsk, and serving out her remaining sentence in this region will facilitate her reintegration into society.