Hunger Strike Puts Jailed Pussy Rioter in Hospital

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been moved to the medical ward at the Mordovia penal colony, after five days of refusing to eat, Russian state-run media reported today. The 23-year-old Pussy Riot member declared that she was going on hunger strike after her request to move to a different prison was denied. She has been drinking water, but her husband this week alleged that a guard refused to give that water to her. The prison has denied that, with a spokesman saying that they've been obeying doctor recommendations to give her warm water and not use physical force against her, CNN reports. (More Nadezhda Tolokonnikova stories.)