A Russian court has rejected a petition for early release from one of two jailed members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot. Nadia Tolokonnikova has been imprisoned in a penal colony known for its harsh treatment as she serves a two-year sentence for the group’s protest against Russian leader Vladimir Putin at a Moscow cathedral last March. Nadia, who reportedly suffers from persistent headaches and has been hospitalized, was denied early release after a judge said she had not always adhered to the prison’s rules. A list of offenses provided by the penal colony included refusing to say hello to a prison official and refusing to go for a walk. Nadia’s husband spoke after the ruling Friday.

Pyotr Verzilov: “We didn’t expect that a court in Mordovia, which refused to grant an early conditional release to Svetlana Bakhmena who was in late-term pregnancy, would suddenly let Nadia go. This is a court which serves the prison system, and its decision was completely expected.”