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Paul McCartney has written to Russian authorities in support of Pussy Riot as one member yesterday began a hunger strike after she was barred from attending her own parole hearing in person. The former Beatle sent handwritten letters on behalf of Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, asking Russian officials to consider parole for the incarcerated women.
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The rocker voiced support for Tolokonnikova in a separate letter, writing, "I have had a long relationship with the Russian people, and, with this in mind, I am making the following request in a spirit of friendship for my many Russian acquaintances who, like me, believe in treating people all people, with compassion adventure tours new zealand and kindness."
Alyokhina and bandmates Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were sentenced to two years in prison last August after they were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious contempt for staging a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral in February 2012. Samutsevich was later freed on appeal adventure tours new zealand , while Tolokonnikova's recent bid for parole was denied .
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