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Articles with tag "Prison"
Russian Prisons Restrict Inmates' Access to Foreign Books and Language Materials – Reports
Inmates across Russia have reported bans on works by foreign authors, language study materials and even mainstream novels.
Russian Lawmakers Greenlight Restoration of FSB-Run Prison Network
Lawmakers argued that re-establishing FSB-run prisons is necessary in light of what they describe as heightened foreign intelligence activity and terrorist...
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Investigation Reveals Systematic Torture of Ukrainians in Russian Prisons
Journalists identified 29 facilities, with 11 in occupied Ukraine and 18 inside Russia, some as far as 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
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Soldiers, Teachers and Desperate Fathers: The Americans Still Held in Russian Prisons
Trump said another detainee is set to go free from Russia on Wednesday following American prisoner Marc Fogel's return to the U.S.
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Russian Prison Authorities Approved Widespread Brutality Against Ukrainian POWs – WSJ
“Be cruel, don’t pity them,” elite prison guards were reportedly told.
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Russian Prison Where Navalny Was Held Set to Close
Alexei Navalny had described the IK-2 penal colony as a “real concentration camp” with a strict focus on discipline.
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Police Launch Manhunt After Prisoners Escape in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region
Prison officials told local media that the correctional facility where the escape took place allows convicts to come and go freely.
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Russian Anarchist Found Dead in Pre-Trial Detention Center
Roman Shvedov was sentenced to 16 years in prison earlier this week for setting fire to a district administration building in the Rostov region.
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Russian Man Jailed for Daughter’s Anti-War Drawing Released From Prison
Alexei Moskalev was sentenced to prison last March for repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian military.
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Russia’s Army Plans to Enlist 20K Criminal Defendants for Ukraine War – IStories
A military source said the Defense Ministry turned to criminal defendants after running out of convicted prisoners willing to volunteer to fight.
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FSB Shuts Down Underground Casino Inside Southern Russian Prison
Agents seized playing cards, casino chips, a mobile phone, SIM cards and other equipment used to run the illicit casino at Penal Colony No. 14.
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What We Know About the Prison Hostage Crisis in Russia's Volgograd
Security forces have reportedly regained control over the prison, with at least four attackers killed.
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Jailed Russian-U.K. Dissident Kara-Murza Moved to Unknown Location – Reuters
His reported transfer comes as several other political prisoners jailed in Russia have been reportedly moved to unknown locations in recent days.
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Anti-War Store Owner Released From St. Petersburg Prison
Videos showed Dmitry Skurikhin being greeted by his wife and family outside of a penal colony, where he had been held since August 2023.
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U.S. Man Jailed in Russia Says Being Tortured by Fellow Inmates
Robert Gilman claimed that his cellmates in a Voronezh penal colony regularly disturbed his sleep, took away his clothes and beat him.
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Russian Priest’s Sons Jailed Up to 17.5 Years for Trying to Join Ukraine Army
The Ashcheulov brothers expressed opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in their closing statements, according to Mediazona.
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Prison Conditions of Putin Critic Yashin Deteriorating – Lawyer
Ilya Yashin’s lawyer said that the 40-year-old was moved to a “PKT” prison cell, similar to one where Navalny was held.
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Russian Prison Standoff Ends With Hostages Freed, Suspects 'Liquidated'
State media reported that IS members who are due to appear in court on terrorism charges were among the hostage-takers.
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Russian-Ukrainian Activist Convicted of 'Plotting Treason' Dies in Prison – Reports
Igor Pokusin, 61, was designated a political prisoner by the Russian rights group Memorial.
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Veteran Rights Activist Orlov Transferred Before Prison Sentence Begins
Oleg Orlov’s wife had requested that her husband not be transferred to a new detention facility until his sentence began due to his poor health.
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