Pussy Riot singer 'vanishes' in jail

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot. Photo / AP

Jailed singer Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the Russian protest band Pussy Riot, has vanished in the countryâs vast penal system, say her worried family.

The 23-year-old opponent of Russian president Vladimir Putin was moved after complaining about conditions at her previous jail in Mordovia, south-east of Moscow, but her whereabouts are now unknown.

Her father Andrey said last night: "We don't even know which part of Russia she is now in. This is a kidnap."

The singer was jailed for two years after a protest in 2012.

- Mail On Sunday